Chandigarh- With the continuing decisive conflict in opposition to medicine ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ launched on the instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has accomplished eight months, Punjab Police has registered 23,164 first info stories (FIRs) and arrested 34,727 drug smugglers resulting in the restoration of 1512 kg heroin since March 1, 2025.
Because the launch of this anti-drug drive, Punjab Police, below the instructions of DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav, has been conducting operations day by day concurrently in all of the 28 Police districts of the state. Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann had 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 observe the conflict in opposition to medicine.
Other than the restoration of 1512 kg haul of heroin, police have additionally seized 533 kg opium, 260 quintals poppy husk, 35 kg charas, 523 kg ganja, 15 kg ICE, 39 lakh intoxicant tablets/tablets, and ₹13.45 crore drug cash. On Day 245, Punjab Police arrested 43 drug smugglers and recovered 4.6 kg heroin, 298 intoxicant tablets and Rs 12,700 drug cash from their possession.
Over 100 Police groups, comprising over 80/ police personnel, below the supervision of 45 gazetted officers have performed raids at as many as 215 areas throughout the state resulting in the registration of 39 first info stories (FIRs) throughout the state, he stated, whereas including that police groups have additionally checked as many as 228 suspicious individuals in the course of the day lengthy operation.
In the meantime, 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 22 individuals to endure de-addiction and rehabilitation remedy.
