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— AS PART OF ‘DE-ADDICTION’, PUNJAB POLICE CONVINCE 43 PERSONS TO UNDERGO DE-ADDICTION TREATMENT
CHANDIGARH, December 22, 2025
Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 296th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 324 locations on Monday leading to the arrest of 100 drug smugglers after registration of 75 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 41,291 in 296 days.
The raids have resulted in recovery of 331 grams heroin, 854 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 10,080 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.
Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann has asked the Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendent of Police to make Punjab drug free state. The Punjab government has also constituted a 5-member Cabinet Sub Committee led by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema to monitor the war against drugs.
Over 120 Police teams, comprising over 1000 police personnel, under the supervision of 66 gazetted officers have conducted 324 raids across the state. Police teams have also checked as many as 339 suspicious persons during the day-long operation.
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 43 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
