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Punjab Police Logs Over 14,000 FIRs and Nearly 23,000 Arrests in Anti-Drug Campaign

DGP Gaurav Yadav urged sustained public reporting through the Safe Punjab helpline chatbot to maintain pressure on transnational trafficking networks

Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav chairing a meeting in Phillaur on Monday.

Overview

  • DGP Gaurav Yadav chaired a state-level law and order review at the Punjab Police Academy in Phillaur with senior DIGs, SSPs and commissioners to assess the Yudh Nashian Virudh campaign
  • Public tips via the Safe Punjab WhatsApp helpline converted at a 30% rate into 3,671 FIRs and 4,872 arrests since March 1
  • Since March 1, operations have registered 14,281 FIRs and arrested 22,772 suspects in drug-related cases across Punjab
  • Narcotics seizures include 940 kg of heroin, 337 kg of opium, 18 tonnes of poppy husk, 14 kg of charas, 325 kg of ganja, 6 kg of ICE, 3.3 kg of cocaine and 29.6 lakh intoxicating tablets
  • The campaign has achieved a 90% conviction rate, demolished 162 smugglers’ properties, traced all major gang cases, solved every terror module and maintains a dual enforcement and prevention strategy