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Punjab Sets 3-Month Deadline To Make State Free From Drug Problem
Punjab has set a deadline of three months to declare the state free from drugs, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann terming it "a historic moment as the state government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against drugs."
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Punjab Police Busts Drug Racket, Recovers Rs 84 Lakh
Punjab Police led by Commissioner of Police Swapan Sharma have busted a drug racket and recovered drug money of Rs 84 lakh, along with luxury vehicles and a truck from 13 members arrested in the 48-kg heroin case, Gaurav Yadav said.
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Anti-Punjab Forces Branding Punjabis As Drug Addicts: Bhagwant Mann
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Thursday said forces inimical to Punjab are branding Punjabis as drug addicts to present a wrong picture of the state, making the comment after flagging off a bicycle rally as part of an anti-drugs campaign.
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Punjab Police To Identify, Seize Properties Of Big Drug Smugglers
Punjab's Special Director General of Police (Law and Order) Arpit Shukla on Friday directed the police commissioners and district police chiefs to identify and forfeit properties of big narco smugglers caught with commercial quantities of drugs.
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Drugs Being Sold In Milligrams, Grams To Evade Detection: Punjab Police
Drug smugglers have now started peddling narcotics using new ways to avoid detection and evade arrest, Punjab police said on Tuesday.
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8 Kg Opium Found In Ambulance Used For Smuggling Narcotics: Punjab Cops
Punjab Police on Sunday claimed to have busted an inter-state racket with the arrest of three persons involved in smuggling of opium in an ambulance.
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Border Security Force Shoots Down Pakistani Drone Carrying 10 Kg Heroin
The Border Security Force or BSF soldiers today foiled another smuggling attempt by a Pakistani drone, said BSF Punjab Frontier.
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Coronavirus - Amarinder Singh Points To The "Only Good Thing" Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said that the only good thing to come out of the ongoing coronavirus crisis has been the disruption of the drug supply into the state.
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Women: The Silent Victims Of Punjab's Drug Crisis
Amritsar, Punjab: In Amritsar’s Ajnala town, close to Pakistan’s border, 23-year-old Pooja (name changed), has been coping with her husband Parambir’s drug addiction for over five years. “After every treatment session, he promises to quit. But a few days after we are back home, he is back to the habit,” she says, despair and worry written...
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Punjab Sets 3-Month Deadline To Make State Free From Drug Problem
Punjab has set a deadline of three months to declare the state free from drugs, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann terming it "a historic moment as the state government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against drugs."
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Punjab Police Busts Drug Racket, Recovers Rs 84 Lakh
Punjab Police led by Commissioner of Police Swapan Sharma have busted a drug racket and recovered drug money of Rs 84 lakh, along with luxury vehicles and a truck from 13 members arrested in the 48-kg heroin case, Gaurav Yadav said.
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Anti-Punjab Forces Branding Punjabis As Drug Addicts: Bhagwant Mann
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Thursday said forces inimical to Punjab are branding Punjabis as drug addicts to present a wrong picture of the state, making the comment after flagging off a bicycle rally as part of an anti-drugs campaign.
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Punjab Police To Identify, Seize Properties Of Big Drug Smugglers
Punjab's Special Director General of Police (Law and Order) Arpit Shukla on Friday directed the police commissioners and district police chiefs to identify and forfeit properties of big narco smugglers caught with commercial quantities of drugs.
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Drugs Being Sold In Milligrams, Grams To Evade Detection: Punjab Police
Drug smugglers have now started peddling narcotics using new ways to avoid detection and evade arrest, Punjab police said on Tuesday.
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8 Kg Opium Found In Ambulance Used For Smuggling Narcotics: Punjab Cops
Punjab Police on Sunday claimed to have busted an inter-state racket with the arrest of three persons involved in smuggling of opium in an ambulance.
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Border Security Force Shoots Down Pakistani Drone Carrying 10 Kg Heroin
The Border Security Force or BSF soldiers today foiled another smuggling attempt by a Pakistani drone, said BSF Punjab Frontier.
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Coronavirus - Amarinder Singh Points To The "Only Good Thing" Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said that the only good thing to come out of the ongoing coronavirus crisis has been the disruption of the drug supply into the state.
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Women: The Silent Victims Of Punjab's Drug Crisis
Amritsar, Punjab: In Amritsar’s Ajnala town, close to Pakistan’s border, 23-year-old Pooja (name changed), has been coping with her husband Parambir’s drug addiction for over five years. “After every treatment session, he promises to quit. But a few days after we are back home, he is back to the habit,” she says, despair and worry written...
