— POLICE TEAMS ALSO SEIZE ₹12.73-CR, 437KG OPIUM, 248-QTL POPPY HUSK, 37L INTOXICANT PILLS
— ON DAY 214, 81 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 2.6KG HEROIN, 1.34L INTOXICANT PILLS
— AS PART OF ‘DE-ADDICTION’, PUNJAB POLICE CONVINCE 53 PERSONS TO UNDERGO DE-ADDICTION TREATMENT
CHANDIGARH, October 1:
With the ongoing decisive war against drugs ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has completed seven months, Punjab Police has registered 20,641 first information reports (FIRs) and arrested 31,478 drug smugglers leading to the recovery of 1359.5 kg heroin since March 1, 2025.
Since the launch of this anti-drug drive, Punjab Police, under the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav, has been conducting operations daily simultaneously in all the 28 Police districts of the state. Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann had asked the Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendent of Police to make Punjab drug free state. 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.
Apart from the recovery of 1359.5 kg haul of heroin, police have also seized 437 kg opium, 248 quintals poppy husk, 31 kg charas, 498 kg ganja, 7.2 kg ICE, 37 lakh intoxicant pills/tablets, and ₹12.73 crore drug money.
On Day 214, Punjab Police has arrested 81 drug smugglers and recovered 2.6 kg heroin, 1.3 kg opium, 1.34 lakh intoxicant pills and Rs 8110 drug money from their possession.
Over 150 Police teams, comprising over 1200 police personnel, under the supervision of 79 gazetted officers have conducted raids at as many as 392 locations across the state leading to the registration of 63 first information reports (FIRs) across the state, he said, while adding that police teams have also checked as many as 431 suspicious persons during the day long operation.
Meanwhile, 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 53 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment.
