Chandigarh, April 15 -- As many as 3,610 FIRs have been registered and 5,974 drug smugglers arrested since the 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' campaign was launched on March 1, Punjab Police said on Monday.

Giving details, Special director general of police (law and order) Arpit Shukla said that police teams have recovered "243 kg of heroin, 109 kg of opium, 75.5 quintals of poppy husk, 6kg of charas, 63kg of ganja, 2.2kg of ICE, 1.2 kg cocaine, 9.50 lakh intoxicating pills/tablets and Rs.6.1 crore drug money."

Shukla said on Day 45, the state police arrested 48 drug smugglers and recovered 3.7 kg heroin and Rs.6 lakh drug money from their possession.

"Over 200 police teams, comprising over 1,100 police personnel, under the supervision of 75 gaz...