— DAY LONG OPERATION LEADS TO REGISTRATION OF 45 FIRs, RECOVERY OF 325 GRAMS HEROIN, ₹15K DRUG MONEY
— PUNJAB POLICE COMMITTED TO MAKING PUNJAB A DRUG-FREE STATE AS PER DIRECTIONS OF CM BHAGWANT SINGH MANN
— POLICE TEAMS ALSO CONDUCT SEARCHES AT JAILS IN SIX DISTRICTS: SPL DGP ARPIT SHUKLA
CHANDIGARH, March 16:
With the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state entered 16th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 424 locations on Sunday leading to the arrest of 63 drug smugglers after registration of 45 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 2012 in just 16 days.
Police teams have also recovered 385 grams heroin, 19 kg poppy husk, 2673 intoxicant tablets/pills/injections and Rs 15600 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.
The operation was conducted on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav simultaneously in all 28 Police districts of the state.
Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann has asked the Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendent of Police to make Punjab drug free state in three months. The Punjab government has also constituted a 5-member Cabinet Sub Committee led by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema to monitor the war against drugs.
Divulging details, Special DGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla informed that over 200 Police teams, comprising over 1400 police personnel, under the supervision of 98 gazetted officers have conducted raids across the state and checked as many as 593 suspicious persons during the day long operation.
The Special DGP said that with the state government has enforced a three-pronged strategy— Enforcement, Deaddiction and Prevention (EDP)— to eradicate drugs from the state, the Punjab Police as part of ‘De-addiction’ has convinced three person to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment.
Meanwhile, Punjab Police has also carried out search operation at different jails in six districts— Commissionerate Amritsar, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Batala, Amritsar Rural and Tarn Taran— to check any illegal activities in the jail. “Our Police teams have thoroughly searched every nook and corner including barracks, kitchen and toilets in the jail complex,” said Special DGP Arpit Shukla.
