Chandigarh, March 1 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday gave Punjab a three-month deadline to make the state drug-free.

Chairing a meeting of top police officials, including police commissioners, senior superintendents of police and deputy commissioners, and civil administration here, Mann announced a slew of measures, including a crackdown on smugglers, special courts for speedy trial, confiscation/demolition of their properties and no subsidy to peddlers and their family under various government schemes, to tackle the drug menace in the state.

"The state government has a zero-tolerance policy towards drugs. Punjab Police has a long and glorious history of dealing with hostile law and order situations. They will make the state co...