Prez to visit Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh on March 10-12
President Droupadi Murmu will visit Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh from March 10 to 12, an official statement said on Sunday.
As the special drive started by Chief Minister Punjab Bhagwant Mann to root out drugs completed two months, Punjab Police have arrested 4,223 drug smugglers, including 562 big fish, and seized 322.5 kg heroin since July 5, an official said on Tuesday.
The police have registered a total of 3,236 first information reports (FIRs) of which 328 are related to commercial quantity.
Advertisement
Inspector General of Police Sukhchain Singh Gill told the media on Tuesday that police teams have managed to recover 175 kg heroin from across the state after carrying out cordon and search operations in drug-affected areas, besides laying ‘nakas’ at vulnerable routes across the state.
Advertisement
Additionally, 147.5 kg heroin was recovered by the police from seaports of Gujarat and Maharashtra, taking the total effective recovery of heroin to 322.5 kg in just two months, he said.
Apart from seizing big-haul of heroin, the IGP said the police have also recovered 167 kg opium, 145 kg ganja, 222 quintals of poppy husk, and 16.90 lakh tablets, capsules, injections and vials of pharma opioids from across the state.
The police have also recovered Rs 2.73 crore of drug money from the possession of drug smugglers arrested in these two months.
Advertisement
Related posts
Betting racket busted, 11 held in East Delhi
An illegal betting racket was busted by the Crime Branch Unit of Delhi Police with the arrest of 11 people from the Govindpuri area in South East Delhi, a police official said on Sunday.
Punjab Governor bats for strengthening welfare measures for ex-servicemen
The 34th meeting of the State Sainik Board, Punjab, was held on Friday at Punjab Raj Bhavan under the chairmanship of the Governor of Punjab and Administrator Chandigarh Gulab Chand Kataria.
