He said that to make this drive more effective, Punjab Police is launching a comprehensive district-level mapping initiative to ascertain the prevalence of specific drugs in each district and accordingly implement targeted action plans to root out this menace from the state.He said that all the officers in the field — from Commissioners of Police and Senior Superintendents of Police (CPs and SSPs) to Station House Officers (SHOs) — are being given quantifiable targets. Their effectiveness will be assessed based on the targets and parameters they were given to ensure results-driven approach to the anti-drug campaign, he added.Sharing outcomes of the 17 days of ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’, Yadav said the Punjab Police arrested 2,575 drug smugglers after registering of 1,651 first information reports (FIRs) across the state since March 1. During this drive, police teams have recovered 95 kg heroin, 52 kg opium, 1129 kg poppy husk, 13.79 kg ganja, 7.25 lakh intoxicant tablets, pills, injections, 1 kg ICE, 1.37 kg cocaine and Rs 64 lakh drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers, he said.He said that the newly launched Safe Punjab Anti-Drug Helpline ‘9779100200’, which allows citizens to report drug traffickers anonymously, has gained popularity among the general public, with tips on the helpline having increased in recent days.
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