4 days Ago By Archit Watts
In its ongoing drive ‘yudh nashian virudh’ (war against drugs), Muktsar district police have registered 193 cases and arrested 319 persons under the NDPS Act in the first three months of the ongoing year. The number is significant when compared to the entire year of 2024, during which 348 drug-related cases were registered and 522 people were arrested. Muktsar SSP Akhil Chaudhary said that the rising figures reflected not just stronger enforcement, but also greater public cooperation and intelligence-sharing.
“The district police are committed to dismantling the drug network and safeguarding the youth from substance abuse. No one involved in drug trafficking will be spared. I urge the public to report drug-related activity on the Safe Punjab Anti-Drug Helpline 9779100200.
The information will be kept confidential,” said the SSP. He further informed that by March end this year, the district police recovered nearly 1.5 kg of heroin, 3.
7 qtl of poppy husk, over 31 kg of opium, 45 intoxicant syrups, 19,186 intoxicant tablets and capsules, 3 kg of ganja, 8 kg of bhang, and Rs 5.9 lakh drug money. “Besides, properties worth about Rs 1.
35 crore belonging to 10 drug smugglers were frozen, and one property of a drug peddler was demolished,” claimed the SSP. Chaudhary further said that 63 persons were nominated in the FIRs based on disclosures from arrested accused. The district police also conducted joint inspections of 155 chemist shops along with the Drug Inspector (DI) leading to action against three stores.
The SSP claimed that under the SAMPARK programme, the district police conducted several public meetings, resulting in 50 village panchayats passing anti-drug resolutions. “As many as 35 addicts have been admitted to de-addiction centers following counselling drives,” he claimed..
