Police Busts Drug Network in Jalandhar, 9 Arrested

Jalandhar: As many as 9 people have been arrested who were a part of a drug network operating in Punjab’s Jalandhar, police said.  

According to police, a total of 1.11 lakh tablets, capsules, and other drugs were recovered from their possession. 

"In a major blow to International Narcotic networks, the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police busts a drug network and arrests 9 people from multiple locations raided," DGP Punjab Police posted on  X.  

“Seizure of over 1.11 lakh tablets, capsules, and other drugs. A FIR under NDPS has been registered and further backward linkages are being investigated to incapacitate the illegal arms and drug cartel,” he added. 

Earlier, on May 25, Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjeev Arora said that the Punjab government has intensified its crackdown to curb the drug menace in the state.

"Punjab has a long border area, particularly around Firozpur and the Wagah-Attari border, which smugglers are exploiting to traffic drugs into the state. Our AAP government is seriously committed to curbing this issue," Sanjeev Arora was quoted as saying to news agency ANI.

Highlighting that the drug problem in Punjab is not new, Arora said that this mess has been inherited from previous administrations that failed to address it effectively."Under the leadership of Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab government is making maximum efforts to tackle this issue. We are implementing various measures, such as initiating sports activities to engage youth and all age groups in sports tournaments to keep them away from drugs. Additionally, the government has started small and medium enterprises to create job opportunities, keeping people involved in productive activities and away from drug-related activities," Arora said.