Overview

• Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav has set a May 31 deadline to eradicate drug availability on the streets, holding all officers accountable down to the SHO level.
• The campaign prioritizes breaking drug supply chains by tracing forward and backward linkages under the NDPS Act to expose entire trafficking networks.
• Police are leveraging technical and human intelligence to target high-level traffickers using advanced evasion techniques, including virtual numbers.
• Efforts are concentrated on 755 identified drug hotspots, with repeated cordon-and-search operations to deny access to drugs in vulnerable areas.
• Since March 1, the campaign has resulted in 7,889 arrests, 4,930 FIRs, and significant seizures of drugs and cash, with public participation encouraged via an anonymous helpline.