Chandigarh- Persevering with the struggle towards medication “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 291st day, Punjab Police carried out raids at 278 places on Wednesday resulting in the arrest of 103 drug smugglers after registration of 83 first data stories (FIRs) throughout the state. With this, the variety of complete drug smugglers arrested has reached to 40,591 in 291 days.
The raids have resulted in restoration of 5.03 kg heroin, 2.7 kg opium, 1465 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 2.6 lakhs drug cash from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.
Over 100 Police groups, comprising over 800 police personnel, underneath the supervision of 62 gazetted officers have carried out 278 raids throughout the state. Police groups have additionally checked as many as 299 suspicious individuals through 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 42 individuals to endure de-addiction and rehabilitation remedy right now.
