{"id":16555,"date":"2025-07-29T21:21:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiaepost.com\/?p=16555"},"modified":"2025-07-29T21:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:51:53","slug":"yudh-nashian-virudh-on-day-150-punjab-police-conducts-raids-at-347-sites-72-drug-smugglers-held","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiaepost.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/29\/yudh-nashian-virudh-on-day-150-punjab-police-conducts-raids-at-347-sites-72-drug-smugglers-held\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2019YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH\u2019: ON DAY 150, PUNJAB POLICE CONDUCTS RAIDS AT 347 SITES; 72 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CHANDIGARH, July 29:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Continuing the war against drugs \u201cYudh Nashian Virudh\u201d waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 150th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 347 locations on Tuesday leading to the arrest of 72 drug smugglers after registration of 53 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 23,822 in 150 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The raids have resulted in recovery of 3.4 kg heroin from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The operation was conducted on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav simultaneously in all 28 Police districts of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Divulging details, Special DGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla informed that over 180 Police teams, comprising over 1100 police personnel, under the supervision of 74 gazetted officers have conducted raids across the state. 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