Jun 30, 2025 10:07 AM IST

The operation, ordered by Director General of Police #Gaurav Yadav, was carried out concurrently throughout all 28 police districts of the state.

Punjab Police, marking 120 days since Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann launched the “Yudh Nashian Virudh” marketing campaign to get rid of the drug menace, arrested 114 drug smugglers and recovered 4.1 kg of heroin together with ₹9.6 lakh in drug proceeds on Sunday. This brings the full variety of smugglers apprehended beneath the initiative to 19,735.

Over 180 police groups raided 367 places, registered 77 first info experiences (FIRs) and checked 399 suspicious individuals. (PTI File Photo)

The operation, ordered by Director General of Police #Gaurav Yadav, was carried out concurrently throughout all 28 police districts of the state.

Special DGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla reported that over 180 police teams–comprising greater than 1,100 personnel and supervised by 85 gazetted officers–raided 367 places, registered 77 first info experiences (FIRs) and checked 399 suspicious individuals throughout the day-long drive.

Under the marketing campaign’s three-pronged Enforcement, De-addiction and Prevention (EDP) technique, Punjab Police additionally satisfied 54 people to enter de-addiction and rehabilitation packages.

In a parallel effort, police inspected 332 pharmaceutical retailers throughout six districts–Commissionerate #Jalandhar, #Hoshiarpur, SBS Nagar, #Jalandhar Rural, #Kapurthala and Rupnagar–to guarantee compliance with laws and stop the sale of intoxicant or habit-forming medicine. (ANI)

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