IN MASSIVE CRACKDOWN AGAINST DRUG SMUGGLERS, PUNJAB POLICE CONDUCTS CASO AT DRUG HOTSPOTS ACROSS STATE
IN MASSIVE CRACKDOWN AGAINST DRUG SMUGGLERS, PUNJAB POLICE CONDUCTS CASO AT DRUG HOTSPOTS ACROSS STATE
— ARRESTS 22 PERSONS AFTER REGISTERING 31 FIRs; 2.95-KG HEROIN, ₹36K DRUG MONEY, 21.5KG POPPY HUSK RECOVERED
— PUNJAB POLICE COMMITTED TO ENSURING FAIR, TRANSPARENT AND INDUCEMENT-FREE LOK SABHA POLLS
– OVER 500 POLICE TEAMS CONDUCTED CASO AT 246 IDENTIFIED DRUG HOTSPOTS IN PUNJAB: SPL DGP ARPIT SHUKLA
Chandigarh, May 1:
To ensure fair, transparent and inducement-free Lok Sabha Elections in the state, the Punjab Police on Wednesday conducted a massive state-level Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) at identified drug hotspots and vulnerable areas in all the 28 Police districts of the state.
Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav directed the operation from 8am to 11am simultaneously across the state.
Special DGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla stated that CPs/SSPs were instructed to meticulously plan this operation by identifying drug hotspots—points of sale of drugs and psychotropic substances in their respective districts or certain areas which have become shelters/safe havens for drug peddlers. They were also instructed to carry out this operation amid massive deployment of the police force under the supervision of an SP rank officer.
He further mentioned that CPs/SSPs were directed to check all those individuals booked under NDPS cases and who are on bail/have been acquitted.
“These kinds of CASOs at a mass-scale level not only help infuse fear among anti-social elements but also boost public confidence and increase the presence of the cops in the field,” he said.
The Special DGP said that over 500 Police teams, comprising over 3000 police personnel, have cordoned off as many as 246 drug hotspots and as many as 864 persons— booked under NDPS cases and are on bail/have been acquitted— were checked.
— ARRESTS 22 PERSONS AFTER REGISTERING 31 FIRs; 2.95-KG HEROIN, ₹36K DRUG MONEY, 21.5KG POPPY HUSK RECOVERED
During the operation, the Police registered 31 first information reports (FIRs) after arresting 22 persons, besides, apprehending one Proclaimed Offender (PO), he said.
Sharing outcomes, Spl DGP Arpit Shukla said that Police teams have recovered 2.95-Kg Heroin, ₹36000 drug money, 100 grams opium, 21.5kg poppy husk and a huge quantity of lahan, illicit and licit liquor, besides, seizing two pistols along with ammunition. DRUG SMUGGLERS
Meanwhile, the operation was conducted after identifying drug hotspots through data analysis by district police forces.
