YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 325, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 76 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 1.3KG HEROIN
January 20, 2026 - PatialaPolitics
YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 325, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 76 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 1.3KG HEROIN
*— AS PART OF ‘DE-ADDICTION’, PUNJAB POLICE CONVINCE 37 PERSONS TO UNDERGO DE-ADDICTION TREATMENT*
CHANDIGARH, January 20:
Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 325th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 369 locations on Tuesday leading to the arrest of 76 drug smugglers after registration of 49 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 45,403 in 325 days.
The raids have resulted in recovery of 1.3 kg heroin, 1 kg opium, 18 kg poppy husk, 130 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 2250 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 369 raids across the state. Police teams have also checked as many as 368 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 37 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.