Kapurthala, April 1 -- In a joint drive, the Kapurthala civil and police administration demolished three illegal structures owned by drug smugglers in Boot village of the district on Tuesday.

Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Gaurav Toora said the construction was done illegally on the panchayat land by drug traffickers.

He added that the encroachers have been facing 34 cases at various police stations under the NDPS Act.

The SSP said drug peddler Jeona Singh, who was facing five cases under NDPS Act and his wife Bhani, who has four such cases against her, had illegally possessed the house on the panchayati land, which was now razed under the state government's 'Yudh Nashyean Virudh campaign.

He added that the illegal construction...