With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached 2,231. The operation is being conducted on the directions of the director general of police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, in all 28 ...

Simply severing the supply chain is not sufficient, the challenge is also to curb the demand for the drug. Read more at ...

CHANDIGARH: With the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state entered 18th day, Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested 95 drug ...

Caught between conflict and survival, Myanmar’s displaced communities are turning to poppy farming, fueling a booming opium trade in the war-torn nation.

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday said the ongoing ‘War Against Drugs’ campaign has got encouraging ...

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Punjab Police conducted raids at 424 locations on Sunday as part of the campaign against drugs, leading to the arrest of 63 drug smugglers after the registration of 45 first information reports (FIRs) ...

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In a joint operation, Border Security Force (BSF) troops and Punjab Police recovered a packet of suspected heroin from the ...