Ahead of I-Day, cops conduct searches at 151 railway stations
Independence Day celebrations
, the Punjab Police on Friday conducted a cordon and search operation (CASO) at 151 railway stations across the state.
Special DGP (Law & Order) Arpit Shukla said 72 suspicious persons were rounded up for questioning during the operation.
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hukla further said the police teams also continued their drive against drugs on Day 160 of the 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' campaign and conducted raids at 352 locations on Friday, leading to the arrest of 96 drug smugglers after the registration of 59 first information reports (FIRs) across the state.
"With this, the total number of drug smugglers arrested has reached 25,149 within 160 days," he said.
Shukla informed that the raids also resulted in the recovery of 1.2 kg of heroin, 1.1 kg of opium, 12,627 intoxicant pills, and Rs 2.3 lakhs of drug money.
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