Chandigarh, March 31 -- The Punjab Police have arrested 48 drug smugglers and recovered 16.7 kg of heroin along with Rs 34,300 in drug money under the ongoing "Yudh Nashian Virudh" campaign, launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, officials said on Monday.

With this, the total number of drug smugglers arrested in the last 31 days has reached 4,640.

The operation was conducted simultaneously across all 28 police districts of the state as per the directions of Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav.

Notably, CM Bhagwant Mann has asked the Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, and Senior Superintendents of Police to make Punjab a drug-free state. The Punjab government has also constituted a five-member Cab...