Chandigarh, May 13 -- The Punjab government's anti-drug campaign 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' completed 72 days on Monday, with the police registering 6,280 FIRs and arresting 10,444 drug smugglers since March 1, 2025.

Special director general of police (law and order) Arpit Shukla shared that during this period, police teams seized 398 kg heroin, 186 kg opium, 117 quintals poppy husk, 8 kg charas, 135 kg ganja, 2.5 kg ICE, 1.2 kg cocaine, 23.57 lakh intoxicant pills/tablets, and Rs.8.58 crore in drug money.

On Day 72 alone, police arrested 133 drug smugglers, recovering 2.2 kg heroin, 54 kg poppy husk, 73,000 intoxicant pills, and Rs.13.22 lakh in cash.

Over 250 police teams, comprising more than 1,400 personnel and led by 90 gazetted office...