Yudh Nashian Virudh: on day 40, Punjab police arrests 111 drug smugglers; 3.7kg heroin, ₹98k drug money recovered

With the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state entered 40th day, Punjab Police on Wednesday arrested 111 drug smugglers and recovered 3.7 kg heroin, 253 kg poppy husk, and ₹98800 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 5535 in just 40 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 200 Police teams, comprising over 1100 police personnel, under the supervision of 77 gazetted officers have conducted raids at as many as 399 locations across the state leading to the registration of 66 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. Police teams have also checked as many as 437 suspicious persons during the day long operation, he added.

Meanwhile, the state government has enforced a three-pronged strategy— Enforcement, Deaddiction and Prevention (EDP)— to eradicate drugs from the state.