Chandigarh, March 8 -- Punjab Police on Friday carried out a special operation 'OPS Seal-IX' aimed at checking all the vehicles entering or exiting the border state to keep tabs on drug trafficking and liquor smuggling.

During the operation, conducted from 8am to 2pm in all the districts on the directions of director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, all the senior superintendents of police (SSPs) of border districts were directed to organise joint naka operations at strategic spots and mobilise manpower to lay strong 'nakas' at sealing points under the supervision of gazetted officers/SHOs.

Sharing details, Special DGP, law and order, Arpit Shukla said that well-coordinated nakas, involving over 1,000 police personnel, were set up ...