‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 324, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 80 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 7KG HEROIN
January 19, 2026 - PatialaPolitics
‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 324, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 80 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 7KG HEROIN
*— AS PART OF ‘DE-ADDICTION’, PUNJAB POLICE CONVINCE 19 PERSONS TO UNDERGO DE-ADDICTION TREATMENT*
CHANDIGARH, January 19:
Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 324th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 262 locations on Monday leading to the arrest of 80 drug smugglers after registration of 57 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 45,331 in 324 days.
The raids have resulted in recovery of 7 kg heroin, 828 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 5420 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 100 Police teams, comprising over 800 police personnel, under the supervision of 59 gazetted officers have conducted 262 raids across the state. Police teams have also checked as many as 270 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 19 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.