‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’-Drug peddlers to be dealt with heavy hand

Hoshiarpur: Under Punjab Government’s ongoing campaign  Yudh Nashean Virudh ’, SSP Sandeep Kumar Malik today inspected inter-state nakas in the district. Along with police officers, he reached at Manguwal inter-state naka to review checking under Punjab Police state wide operation SEAL-9. Yudh Nashean Virudh : Operation SEAL-09: SSP leads in checking at 11 interstate naka  Malik says requisite police personnel have been deployed at all 11 interstate check posts. They are equipped with CCTV cameras to monitor illegal activity. This includes the movement of contraband, drugs, and criminals exiting the state after committing a crime. Hoshiarpur police has received orders from competent authority to freeze the property, worth over  Rs. 38 lakh, of a person namely Satpal of Gardhiwala indulged in drug peddling, said Malik adding that Satpal has been facing the NDPS cases. Already property of drug peddlers worth more than Rs. 25 crores has been frozen in the district. in 2025 alone, as many as 80 FIRs have been registered In 2025 alone, as many as 80 FIRs have been registered, 102 accused arrested leading to massive recoveries. Giving warning to drug peddlers that they will be dealt with heavy hand, Malik said those indulged in drug peddling would not be spared at any cost.