Operation leads to registration of 95 FIR's, recovery of 2.8kg Heroin and 3.78L drug money
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, March 13-
Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 13th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 578 locations on Thursday leading to the arrest of 147 drug smugglers after registration of 95 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached 1821 in just 13 days.
The raids have resulted in recovery of 2.8 kg heroin, 7.9 kg poppy husk, 4960 intoxicant tablets/pills/injections and Rs 3.78 lakh drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.
In Sangrur, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) NRI Affairs Praveen Kumar Sinha joined SSP Sartaj Singh Chahal led police teams conducting raids at houses of smugglers and suspicious people in the Bazigar Basti area near the railway overbridge in Dhuri city.
Divulging details, Special DGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla informed that over 270 Police teams, comprising over 2400 police personnel, under the supervision of 103 gazetted officers have conducted raids across the state and checked as many as 917 suspicious persons during the day long operation.