Chandigarh- Persevering with the warfare towards medicine “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by CM Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 303rd day, Punjab Police carried out raids at 311 areas on Monday resulting in the arrest of 73 drug smugglers after registration of 58 first info stories (FIRs) throughout the state. With this, the variety of whole drug smugglers arrested has reached to 42,297 in 303 days.
The raids have resulted in restoration of 848 grams heroin, 80 quintals poppy husk, 543 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 5570 drug cash from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.
Notably, CM has requested the Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendent of Police to make Punjab drug free state. The Punjab authorities has additionally constituted a 5-member Cupboard Sub Committee led by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema to watch the warfare towards medicine.
Over 120 Police groups, comprising over 1000 police personnel, beneath the supervision of 72 gazetted officers have carried out 311 raids throughout the state. Police groups have additionally checked as many as 317 suspicious individuals in the course of the day-long operation.
The state authorities has enforced a three-pronged technique— Enforcement, Deaddiction and Prevention (EDP)— to eradicate medicine from the state, the Punjab Police as a part of ‘De-addiction’ has satisfied 36 individuals to endure de-addiction and rehabilitation remedy right now.
