Under the direction of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the mission of drug free Punjab is on the way to completion and under the supervision of IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar, the anti-narcotics crackdown has been accelerated across the province. According to the Punjab Police spokesperson, during the first half of the current year, over 57,000 raids were conducted on drug dens across the province, resulting in the arrest of more than 30,000 suspects and the registration of 29,922 cases. During these operations, police team recovered 17,182 kilograms of charas, 171 kilograms of Ice (methamphetamine), 360 kilograms of heroin powder, and 702 kilograms of opium. Additionally, 440,000 liters of alcohol were confiscated. Furthermore, 666 individuals addicted to narcotics were admitted to rehabilitation centers for treatment.
IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar while giving instructions to all the RPOs, DPOs of the province said that intelligence-based operations should be speeded up for the eradication of drugs, accused involved in drug supply chain, online buying and selling should be arrested and severely punished. Dr. Usman Anwar further instructed that relentless actions be taken against those involved in supply chain of narcotics in educational institutions. He stressed on targeted operations in hotspots to safeguard young people from the menace of addiction.
(Handout No. 670)
Syed Mubasher Hussain
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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