Chandigarh- Persevering with the warfare in opposition to medication “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 309th day, Punjab Police performed raids at 312 areas on Sunday resulting in the arrest of 94 drug smugglers after registration of 79 first info studies (FIRs) throughout the state. With this, the variety of whole drug smugglers arrested has reached to 43,206 in 309 days.
The raids have resulted in restoration of 593 grams heroin, 1.2 kg opium, 1198 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 11,620 drug cash from the possession of arrested drug smugglers. Over 120 Police groups, comprising over 1000 police personnel, underneath the supervision of 71 gazetted officers have performed 312 raids throughout the state. Police groups have additionally checked as many as 320 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 medication from the state, the Punjab Police as a part of ‘De-addiction’ has satisfied 61 individuals to bear de-addiction and rehabilitation therapy as we speak.
