The Fact News Service
Chandigarh, July 13
With the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state completed 134 days, Punjab Police on Sunday arrested 113 drug smugglers and recovered 4.2 kg heroin, 500 grams ganja, 120 kg poppy husk and Rs 24,210 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 21,819 in just 134 days.
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. 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 180 Police teams, comprising over 1200 police personnel, under the supervision of 84 gazetted officers have conducted raids at as many as 423 locations across the state leading to the registration of 93 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. Police teams have also checked as many as 453 suspicious persons during the day-long operation, he added.
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 81 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
Meanwhile, Police teams have also conducted checking at as many as 411 pharmaceutical shops in six districts including Bathinda, Mansa, Barnala, Patiala, Sangrur and SAS Nagar to ensure that they are not selling intoxicant tablets or any other habit-forming drugs, and are adhering to the prescribed norms and regulations regarding the sale of medicines.
