Bhagwant Mann, Chief Minister of Punjab conducted a meeting with all district DCs and SSPs regarding drug peddling and addiction in Punjab. CM Mann has made an effort to free Punjab from drugs, he has strictly issued an order to eradicate drugs from the state within three months. On the instructions of CM, the police authority launched Operation CASO (Cordon and Search Operation) early morning in the Jalandhar’s Qazi Mandi area. Led by Jalandhar's Commissioner of Police, Dhanpreet Kaur, the operation targeted 11 locations under the Jalandhar Commissionerate. The Police Commissioner personally led the team at Bhargo Camp.
Operation CASO was implemented with a presence of heavy police personnel. The whole area was sealed before police officers began their investigation. Officers searched the suspected residents’ houses. The main targets of the operation were drug peddlers and criminals involved in robberies. The city police teams were instructed to track down and stop illegal activities happening in different areas.
The operation Caso began in the early morning at 7 am with 100 plus police personnel for the investigation. Residents who were previously accused in drug-related cases or suspects’ houses were thoroughly searched. Over 20 houses were investigated during the raid.
ACP Nirmal Singh said that their target is to help make Punjab drug-free. Moreover, he emphasized that operations like Caso, will continue to curb drug peddling and criminal activities in the region.