Chandigarh, Dec. 21 -- In a pursuit to eradicate the drug menace from state, Punjab Police on Saturday conducted a statewide Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) at identified drug Hotspots (the points of sale of drugs and psychotropic substances) across the state as part of the "Yudh Nashian Virudh" (War Against Drugs), marking the 294th day of the intensified anti-drug campaign.

The CASO was conducted simultaneously from 11 am to 3 pm across all 28 Police districts of the state on the directions of the Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, on Saturday. Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann had asked the Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendent of Police to make Punjab a free state.

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