Punjab police arrests 75 drug smugglers under "Yudh Nashian Virudh" campaign

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 23 (ANI): With the war against drugs, "Yudh Nashian Virudh", waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate the drug menace from the state, entered its 22nd day, Punjab Police on Saturday arrested 75 drug smugglers and recovered 5.2 kg heroin, 10 kg opium and Rs 2.2 lakhs drug money from their possession.
This brings the total number of drug smugglers arrested to 2613 in just 22 days. The operation was conducted simultaneously in all 28 police districts of the state on the directions of the Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav.
Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann has asked the Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, and Senior Superintendents of Police to make Punjab a drug-free state.
The Punjab government has also constituted a five-member Cabinet Subcommittee 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 250 Police teams, comprising over 1700 police personnel, under the supervision of 98 gazetted officers, have conducted raids at as many as 536 locations across the state, leading to the registration of 51 first information reports (FIRs) across the state.
Police teams have also checked as many as 601 suspicious persons during the day-long operation, he added. The Special DGP said that 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 four persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment. (ANI)