PUNJAB POLICE CONDUCTS SEARCH OPERATION AT 225 BUS STANDS ACROSS STATE

— YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH CONTINUES AS POLICE ARREST 38 DRUG SMUGGLERS ON DAY 38; RECOVERS 2.2KG HEROIN, 1.8KG OPIUM

— PUNJAB POLICE COMMITTED TO MAKING PUNJAB A DRUG-FREE STATE AS PER DIRECTIONS OF CM BHAGWANT SINGH MANN

— POLICE TEAMS ALSO CONDUCT SEARCHES AT JAILS IN SIX DISTRICTS: SPL DGP ARPIT SHUKLA

CHANDIGARH, April 7:

With the ongoing war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state entered 38th day, Punjab Police on Monday conducted a cordon and search operation (CASO) at 225 Bus Stands across the state.

The operation was carried out in all the 28 Police districts on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav.

Special Director General of Police (Special DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla, 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 Superintendent of Police (SP) rank officers to make this operation successful.

He said that around 2947 people were checked during the operation conducted at around 225 bus stands in the state.

Apart from this, Police teams have continued its drive against drugs and conducted raids at 466 locations on Monday leading to the arrest of 38 drug smugglers after registration of 31 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 5239 within 38 days.

The Special DGP said that the raids have resulted in recovery of 2.2 kg heroin, 1.8 kg opium and Rs 17600 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.

He informed that over 200 Police teams, comprising over 1200 police personnel, under the supervision of 87 gazetted officers have conducted raids across the state and checked as many as 481 suspicious persons during the day long operation.

He said that Punjab Police has devised a comprehensive strategy and such operations will be continued till the scourge of drugs eradicated from the state.

The Special DGP said that with 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 one person to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment.

Meanwhile, Punjab Police has also carried out search operation at different jails in six districts— Commissionerate Amritsar, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Batala, Amritsar Rural and Tarn Taran— to check any illegal activities in the jail. “Our Police teams have thoroughly searched every nook and corner including barracks, kitchen and toilets in the jail complex,” said Special DGP Arpit Shukla.