Bhagwant Mann: Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann launched the ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ campaign with one single mission – to make Punjab a drug-free state. What started as an intense crackdown has now become one of the longest and most consistent anti-narcotics operations in the history of Indian policing, with the Punjab Police carrying out raids every single day across all 28 police districts of the state without pause.
Day 453: 935g Heroin Recovered, 50 Held The Punjab Police’s anti-drug drive ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ continued for the 453rd consecutive day today with the arrest of 50 smugglers and the recovery of 935 grams of heroin along with intoxicant tablets, capsules and drug money from their possession. The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Punjab supervised simultaneous raids in several districts, in accordance with the daily intelligence-led strategy of the campaign.
Staggering Scale: More than 60,000 Smugglers Detained
The totals tell of ongoing enforcement. The number of drug smugglers arrested under the campaign has touched 59,476 on Day 413 alone, indicating the scale and consistency of the state’s efforts against narcotics. In the first six months, police registered 17,957 First Information Reports (FIRs) and arrested 27,796 drug traffickers, confiscating 1,129 kilograms of heroin and substantial quantities of opium, poppy husk, ganja, and crystal methamphetamine.
Rehabilitation, not only arrests
The strength of the campaign is in its two-pronged attack. The Punjab government has formed a five-member Cabinet Sub-Committee under Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema to monitor the war against drugs. During each raid, police teams have also been motivating individuals to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation programmes, underlining the government’s approach to mix tough action against traffickers with compassionate recovery support for addicts.
Bhagwant Mann’s vision for a drug-free Punjab. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has directed Police Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendents of Police across Punjab to make the state drug-free. With each passing day, with each new seizure, that vision becomes a little more real, one arrest at a time.
