The Fact News Service
Chandigarh, April 15
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 45 days, Punjab Police has registered 3610 first information reports and arrested 5974 drug smugglers since March 1, 2025.
Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann had asked the Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendent of Police to make Punjab drug free state. Since the launch of the Yudh Nashian Virudh campaign, Punjab Police under the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav has been conducting different operations including cordon and search operations, night domination and raids at drug hotspots acros the state.
Divulging details, Special Director General of Police (Special DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla, who has been personally monitoring these operations, said that police teams have recovered 243 kg heroin, 109 kg opium, 75.5 quintals poppy husk, 6 kg charas, 63 kg ganja, 2.2 kg ICE, 1.2 kg cocaine, 9.50 lakh intoxicant pills/tablets and Rs 6.1 crores drug money from their possession.
Sharing details of outcome of Day 45, the Special DGP said that Punjab Police has arrested 48 drug smugglers and recovered 3.7 kg heroin and ₹604200 drug money from their possession.
Over 200 Police teams, comprising over 1100 police personnel, under the supervision of 75 gazetted officers have conducted raids at as many as 382 locations across the state leading to the registration of 34 first information reports (FIRs) across the state, he said, while adding that police teams have also checked as many as 429 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 one person to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment.
