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Punjab Police Seize Over 60 kg Heroin in Joint Border Raid as Drive Tops 19,735 Arrests

The campaign has also netted 4.1 kg of heroin and ₹9.6 lakh in Punjab, prompting regulatory sweeps of 332 pharmacies.

Over 180 police teams raided 367 locations, registered 77 first information reports (FIRs) and checked 399 suspicious persons.
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The police have registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Arms Act against the accused. (HT photo for representation)
In February, 30kg of heroin was recovered by Amritsar rural police after a smuggler was arrested. (HT photo for representation)

Overview

  • Punjab Police marked 120 days of the Yudh Nashian Virudh campaign with a total of 19,735 arrests, including 114 smugglers detained on June 29.
  • Law enforcement teams across all 28 Punjab districts recovered 4.1 kg of heroin and ₹9.6 lakh during the latest statewide operation.
  • A joint raid by Punjab Police, BSF and Rajasthan Police in Barmer yielded 60.302 kg of heroin and led to the arrest of nine operatives tied to Pakistan-Canada smuggling networks.
  • The campaign’s three-pronged Enforcement, De-addiction and Prevention strategy has steered 54 individuals into rehabilitation programs.
  • Multi-agency investigations continue to map the forward and backward linkages of the transnational drug cartel.