Over 4,000 drug smugglers arrested, 175 kg heroin seized in last two months: Punjab Police

The Punjab Police on Tuesday said it has nabbed over 4,223 drug smugglers and recovered 175 kg of heroin and Rs 2.73 crore in cash in the last two months under its ongoing anti-drug drive in the state.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Headquarters Sukhchain Singh Gill said that the police registered a total of 3,236 FIRs of which 328 are related to commercial quantity.

The big-haul of heroin was seized by the police in cordon and search operations at drug-affected areas of the state, the IGP said.


Gill also said that 147.5 kg heroin was recovered by the teams of Punjab Police from seaports of Gujarat and Maharashtra, taking the total effective recovery of heroin to 322.5 kg since July.

Beside heroin, the IGP said that the police also recovered 167 kg opium, 145 kg ganja, 222 quintals of poppy husk, and 16.90 lakhs tablets, capsules, injections and vials of pharma opioids from parts of the state.

Nearly Rs 2.73 crore of drug money was recovered from the possession of drug smugglers arrested in these two months.

Gill further said that the police also arrested 16 more proclaimed offenders (POs) or absconders in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act cases this week.

The total number of arrests reached 263 since the special drive to arrest POs was started on July 5, he said.