Chandigarh, July 24 -- Punjab Police conducted raids at 400 locations on Thursday, leading to the arrest of 85 drug smugglers after registration of 60 first information reports (FIRs) across the state, Information and Public Relations Department, Punjab said in an official statement.

With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached 23,237 in 145 days, it stated. The raids have resulted in the recovery of 1.6 kg of heroin, 1 kg of opium, 8353 intoxicant tablets, pills and injections and Rs 8.09 lakh in drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.

The operation was conducted on the directions of the Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, simultaneously in all 28 Police districts of the state...