Day long operation leads to registration of 47 FIR's, recovery of 573 grams Heroin and 10Kg Opium
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, March 21-
Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged on the directions of CM Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 21st day, Punjab Police on Friday conducted raids at 493 locations leading to the arrest of 63 drug smugglers after registration of 47 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 2527 in just 21 days.
Police teams have also recovered 573 grams heroin, 10 kg opium, 1470 intoxicant tablets/pills/injections and Rs 4750 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.
The operation was conducted on the directions of DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav simultaneously in all 28 Police districts of the state. Divulging details, Special DGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla informed that over 200 Police teams, comprising over 1300 police personnel, under the supervision of 96 gazetted officers have conducted raids across the state and checked as many as 530 suspicious persons during the day long operation
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