On the occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse, the IG reiterated his commitment to fulfilling Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz's vision of a 'Drug-Free Punjab'. He said that this day is to renew our pledge to eradicate the scourge of drugs from its roots and protect the young generation from deadly dangers. The highlighted that this year, more than 33,000 raids were conducted on drug dealers' hideouts across the province. Over 16,000 suspects involved in the illicit business were arrested, and more than 15,500 cases were registered. He mentioned that more than 9,200 kilograms of charas, 160 kilograms of heroin, 45 kilograms of Ice, 269 kilograms of opium, and over 1.674 million litres of alcohol were seized. He said within the past 24 hours, 281 raids were conducted across the province, including Lahore.
During these raids, 146 suspects involved in the toxic trade were arrested, and 141 cases were registered. From the suspects' possession, 99 kilograms of charas and 1,747 litres of alcohol were also recovered. He said police have intensified operations against the buying and selling, and trafficking of drugs, dealers and smugglers involved in the supply chain and online buying and selling are being brought to justice. The IG said that drug trafficking is being eradicated from the root in the vicinity of educational institutions, hostels, hotspot areas and the perimeter will be further tightened against large crocodiles involved in inter-district and inter-provincial trafficking.
(The News)
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