‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 215, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 78 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 4KG HEROIN, ₹2L DRUG MONEY
October 2, 2025 - PatialaPolitics
‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 215, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 78 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 4KG HEROIN, ₹2L DRUG MONEY
— AS PART OF ‘DE-ADDICTION’, PUNJAB POLICE CONVINCE 34 PERSONS TO UNDERGO DE-ADDICTION TREATMENT
CHANDIGARH, October 2:
Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 215th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 288 locations on Thursday leading to the arrest of 78 drug smugglers after registration of 60 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 31,649 in 215 days.
The raids have resulted in recovery of 4 kg heroin, 500 grams opium, 842 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 2.13 lakh drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.
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.
Over 120 Police teams, comprising over 1000 police personnel, under the supervision of 70 gazetted officers have conducted 288 raids across the state. Police teams have also checked as many as 301 suspicious persons during the day-long operation.
The state government has enforced a three-pronged strategy— Enforcement, Deaddiction and Prevention (EDP)— to eradicate drugs from the state, the Punjab Police as part of ‘De-addiction’ has convinced 34 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.