On May 24, 2025, security forces arrested two active cadres of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and one member of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) (Apunba) group.
The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Pijush Hazarika chaired a review meeting on Saturday at his office conference hall in Janata Bhawan to assess the progress of various initiatives under the department.
Commissioner of Police GS Bhullar, present at the demolition site, said, "Earlier, this area was a drug hotspot. Now, the people are happy here as their children are not addicted because the availability of drugs is almost zero here."
According to a press release issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Punjab Frontier, BSF, the search operation was launched in a suspected area near the village Mahawa. During the search, troops recovered one packet of suspected heroin weighing approximately 567 grams.
The accused were found in possession of 2,360 Tramadol-based capsules and 135 bottles of codeine-based syrup--both banned for non-prescription use--valued at over Rs. 1 lakh in the international market.
The complainant, Rahul Iqbal, a manager based in Yamuna Vihar, Delhi, and employed with a Japanese firm, reported the fraud in May 2024. He said that he received a call from a person claiming to be an employee of a reputed courier service. The caller alleged that a parcel sent by Rahul to Ta
Punjab Police on Thursday demolished illegal properties of two drug smugglers constructed on Panchayat's land. The illegal property was constructed by Jagpreet alias Jagga and Satnam alias, currently in jail for peddling drugs.
As part of its strict campaign against drug trafficking, Kangra Police attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 2.65 crores belonging to three drug offenders involved in various Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act cases.
Punjab police said the accused, identified as Shiva (alias Sodhi) was in touch with foreign smugglers for the past 2 years, and his arrest led to the dismantling of a key smuggling network.