The Punjab Police have arrested 31,478 drug smugglers and recovered more than 1,359.5 kg of heroin in the last seven months, from March 1 to October 1, under the “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, according to official data released on Thursday. The police said said 20,641 FIRs were registered during this period.
The Punjab Police, on the directions of DGP Gaurav Yadav, have been conducting operations simultaneously in all the 28 police districts since the launch of the anti-drug drive on March 1.
Apart from heroin, 437 kg of opium, 248 quintals of poppy husk, 31 kg of charas, 498 kg of ganja, 7.2 kg of crystal methamphetamine, 37 lakh intoxicant tablets and Rs 12.73 crore of drug money were recovered during this period.
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