On the direction of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Police accelerated the crackdown to root out the menace of drugs
More than 16,000 raids were conducted on the hideouts of drug dealers across the province, 7,929 cases were registered, and 8,412 accused were arrested.
On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Police has accelerated the crackdown to eradicate the scourge of drugs and under the supervision of IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar intelligence-based targeted operations have been accelerated across the province in the ongoing Drug Free Punjab campaign. IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar said that during the special campaign, more than 16 thousand raids were conducted on the hideouts of drug dealers across the province, 7929 cases were registered against drug dealers in 57 days and 8412 accused were arrested, 5374 kg of charas, more than 27 kg of Ice, 216 kg of opium, 97 kg of heroin, 105910 liters of alcohol were recovered from the possession of the accused.
Spokesman of Punjab Police said that in the last 24 hours, 229 raids were conducted on the hideouts of drug dealers across the province, including Lahore, 90 accused involved in drug trade were arrested while 87 cases were registered against them. Spokesman of Punjab Police said that 44 kg of charas, 360 grams of Ice and 862 liters of alcohol were recovered from the possession of the accused. IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar directed that RPOs, DPOs to speed up anti-narcotics operations. He stressed that the special teams should bring all the suspects involved in the supply chain, including drug smugglers, dealers, under the law. Dr. Usman Anwar directed that those who deliver drug poison in educational institutions should be made an example.
(Handout No. 408)
Syed Mubasher Hussain
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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