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Former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia was taken into custody by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday following raids at his residence in Amritsar.

No vendetta, only zero tolerance for drugs: AAP

June 25, 2025, 06:04 PM - 4 min read

AAP leaders maintain that the Vigilance action against Bikram Majithia was based on a complaint, not vendetta, reiterating their zero-tolerance stance on drugs and corruption.

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5 held in drug hawala racket, Rs 46.91 lakh seized

April 19, 2025, 06:12 PM - 2 min read

The Punjab Police have uncovered a significant drug hawala racket, recovering Rs 46.91 lakh in drug money and arresting five people, including a police constable posted in Ludhiana. The operation is part of an ongoing crackdown launched by the Punjab Police  on drug trafficking in the state.

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Man arrested with heroin in Punjab's Ferozepur

Man arrested with heroin in Punjab's Ferozepur

March 2, 2025, 06:26 PM - 1 min read

The accused, identified as Baljinder Singh, was intercepted at a checkpoint set up by the police on Faridkot Road based on a tip-off, according to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bhupinder Singh.

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during an official meeting. File photo.

Punjab CM Mann launches war on drugs, forms action panel

February 28, 2025, 05:48 PM - 2 min read

The Punjab government has launched an aggressive crackdown on drug abuse, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann directing officials to dismantle trafficking networks. A new policy focusing on prevention and rehabilitation was unveiled, with authorities instructed to confiscate and destroy properties linked to drug traffickers.

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Two smugglers caught with heroin dropped by Pak drone

Two smugglers caught with heroin dropped by Pak drone

February 2, 2025, 07:23 PM - 1 min read

They were caught after picking up a 550-gram heroin packet, which was allegedly dropped by a Pakistani drone in Chanduwadala village on Saturday night.

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CM Mann attends regional conference on 'Drug Trafficking and National Security'.

Mann seeks ₹600 cr from Centre to combat drug menace

January 11, 2025, 07:36 PM - 5 min read

Speaking via a video link in the regional conference on 'Drug Trafficking and National Security,' Mann urged the Centre to give Punjab financial assistance for 10 years – ₹60 crore per year – for the creation of Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances courts and recruitment of public prosecutors, said an official release. 

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Punjab police busts cross-border drug-weapon smuggling cartel

January 3, 2025, 07:31 PM - 2 min read

Police teams have seized 2.19 kg of heroin, three sophisticated pistols including two automatic and Rs 2.60 lakh drug money from their possession, besides, impounding their Toyota Fortuner car, they said.

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Punjab police seized 1,099 kg heroin, 991 kg opium, and ₹14.73 crore in drug money in 2024.

Punjab police solved all major, high-profile crimes in 2024

December 31, 2024, 10:14 PM - 4 min read

Police teams recovered 1,099 kilogrammes of heroin, 991 kilogrammes of opium, 414 quintals of poppy husk, and 2.94 lakh tablets, capsules, injections, and vials of pharma opioids from around the state, Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill said.  

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Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria.

Punjab Guv calls for mass campaign for drug-free state

December 18, 2024, 06:55 PM - 2 min read

"Therefore, it is our duty to contribute to the fight against drugs and restore Punjab's pristine glory by carrying out a mass awareness drive against narcotics," Kataria said, as per the official statement. 

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