Chandigarh- Persevering with the conflict in opposition to medicine “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 333rd day, Punjab Police performed raids at 275 places on Wednesday resulting in the arrest of 73 drug smugglers after registration of 49 first info experiences (FIRs) throughout the state. With this, the variety of complete drug smugglers arrested has reached to 46,770 in 333 days.
The raids have resulted in restoration of 1.1 kg heroin, 205 intoxicant drugs and Rs 46,440 drug cash from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.
Over 100 Police groups, comprising over 700 police personnel, underneath the supervision of 68 gazetted officers have performed 275 raids throughout the state. Police groups have additionally checked as many as 274 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 28 individuals to bear de-addiction and rehabilitation therapy at present.
