Chandigarh, July 11 -- Punjab Police today arrested 116 drug smugglers and recovered 4.5 kg of heroin and 1 kg of opium from their possession. With this, the total number of drug smugglers arrested has reached 21,495 in just 132 days.
The operation was conducted on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, simultaneously across all 28 police districts of the state.
Notably, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has directed Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners, and Senior Superintendents of Police to make Punjab a drug-free state.
The Punjab government has also constituted a five-member Cabinet Sub-Committee, led by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, to monitor the war against drugs.
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