Chandigarh, Aug. 20 -- Punjab Police on Wednesday carried out coordinated raids at 323 locations across the state under its ongoing campaign 'Yudh Nashian Virudh', now in its 172nd consecutive day.

The crackdown led to the arrest of 98 drug smugglers and registration of 63 FIRs, taking the total number of smugglers arrested under the drive to 26,654 since its launch.

According to officials, the latest raids resulted in the recovery of 954 grams of heroin, 81 kilograms of poppy husk, 497 intoxicant tablets/capsules, and Rs 5,770 in cash from the accused.

The operations were conducted under the directions of Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav in all 28 police districts of the state. Over 120 police teams, comprising more than 1,000 personnel and su...