CHANDIGARH, Sept. 2 -- With the ongoing war against drugs "Yudh Nashian Virudh" completed six months, Punjab Police has registered 17,957 first information reports (FIRs) and arrested 27,796 drug smugglers leading to the recovery of 1,129 kg heroin since March 1.

Since the launch of this anti-drug drive, Punjab Police, under the directions of Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, has been conducting operations daily simultaneously in all the 28 police districts of the state.

Special DGP (law and order) Arpit Shukla, who has been personally overseeing the operations, revealed that apart from the 1,129 kg haul of heroin, police have also seized 384 kg opium, 232 quintals poppy husk, 29 kg charas, 430 kg ganja, 6.3 kg ICE, ...