Chandigarh, March 4 -- Continuing the war against drugs, "Yudh Nashian Virudh," Punjab Police conducted raids at 524 locations on Tuesday, leading to the arrest of 69 drug smugglers across the state.

According to a release from the Punjab Information and Public Relations Department, the police conducted raids for the fourth day consecutively to eradicate the drug menace from the state. The checking was conducted in six districts, including Hoshiarpur, SBS Nagar, Jalandhar Rural, Commissionerate Jalandhar, Kapurthala, and Rupnagar.

The Punjab Police inspected as many as 164 pharmaceutical shops today to ensure that they are not selling intoxicant tablets or any other habit-forming drugs and are adhering to the prescribed norms and regula...