790KG Heroin seized, property worth Rs.208CR forfeited
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, October 30-
Amidst the ongoing intensified efforts to wipe out drugs from the state, Punjab Police has arrested 10524 drug smugglers including 153 big fish after registering 7686 first information reports (FIRs) in last 10 months, said Director DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.
Pertinently, Punjab Police has adopted a twin approach to tackle the drug menace, focusing on cracking down on big fish and targeting drug sellers at the point of sale including villages and mohallas.
DGP, while divulging details on recovery of drugs in 2024, said that the Police teams have recovered 790-Kg Heroin from across the state after carrying out cordon and search operations in drug-affected areas besides laying nakas at vulnerable routes across the state.
Apart from seizing heroin, the Police teams have also recovered 860-Kg opium, 367 quintals of poppy husk, 93-Kg charas, 724-Kg ganja, 19-Kg ICE and 2.90 crore tablets/capsules/injections/vials of Pharma opioids from across the state, he said, while adding that the Police have also recovered Rs 13.62 crores of drug money from the possession of drug smugglers arrested this year.