Punjab Police is gearing up its raids against drug peddlers, busting rackets and arresting people. State CM Bhagwant Mann has initiated the transfer of approximately 10,000 policemen across Punjab as part of a comprehensive strategy aimed at dismantling the nexus between certain sections of the police force and drug peddlers.
The chief minister's move comes in response to reports indicating the involvement of lower-level police officers with drug peddlers. If any police personnel is found guilty of the same, then he/she will face suspension from the forces within a week, followed by confiscation of their property.
Meanwhile, the Punjab Police, on Wednesday, carried out raids at the top 10 drug hotspots in each district of the state. The operation was conducted on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav from 11 am to 3 pm simultaneously across the state.
During the operation, police registered 31 FIRs after arresting 43 people, Special DGP Arpit Shukla said.
Shukla, who was personally monitoring this state-level operation, said a list of drug hotspots prepared by police after meticulous data analysis was handed over to all the district police heads in the state.
He said that police officers were told to personally supervise this massive operation and plan it meticulously by identifying 10 top drug hotspots, the points of sale of drugs and psychotropic substances, in their respective districts or certain areas that have become safe places for drug peddlers.
Police teams under the supervision of an SP rank officer were sent to cordon off such areas and conduct searches, Shukla said while adding that proper frisking of suspected persons and complete search of houses was done by the police force with the help of sniffer dogs during the operation.
The special DGP said over 250 police teams comprising about 2,500 police personnel cordoned off as many as 280 drug hotspots.
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