YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH CONTINUES AS POLICE ARREST 112 DRUG SMUGGLERS ON DAY 613; RECOVERS 2.5KG HEROIN, 2.5KG OPIUM
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In order to ensure safe and peaceful celebrations of forthcoming Diwali festival across the state as desired by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police on Wednesday conducted a cordon and search operation (CASO) at 214 Bus Stands across the state.
The operation was carried out in all the 28 Police districts simultaneously from 10 am to 12 noon on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav.
Special Director General of Police (Special DGP) Law and Order Praveen Sinha, who was personally monitoring this state-level operation, said that all the CPs/SSPs were asked to ensure heavy deployment of police force under the supervision of Gazetted rank officers to make this operation successful.
He said that as many as 1161 suspicious persons were checked during the operation conducted at the bus stands in the state.
The Special DGP informed that as many as 216 Police teams, comprising over 1500 police personnel, under the supervision of over 100 gazetted officers have conducted raids across the state.
Apart from this, Police teams have continued its drive against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh on day 613 and conducted raids at 301 locations on Wednesday leading to the arrest of 112 drug smugglers after registration of 86 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 91,031 within 613 days.
The Special DGP said that the raids have resulted in recovery of 2.5 kg heroin, 2.5 kg opium, 488 intoxicant pills and Rs 2.24 lakh drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.
