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Fazilka police in Punjab have seized 66 kilograms and arrested two persons for smuggling opium from Jharkhand.
https://x.com/DGPPunjabPolice/status/1806511250349986159 Director General of Police Punjab (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said in a post on X, "Fazilka police busts one of the biggest Interstate Opium smuggling syndicate operating from #Jharkhand with the arrest of #BigFish and effective seizure of 66 Kg Opium and meticulously followed up financial trail which led to freezing of Rs1.86 crore in 42 bank accounts after arresting 2 smugglers". "Further investigations ongoing for forward & backward linkages," DGP Yadav added in his his post. On Thursday, June 27, Punjab police arrested three operatives of Lawrence Bishnoi and foreign-based Goldy Brar for planning to execute target killings in Bathinda, Mohali, and nearby areas. DGP Yadav said in a post on Thursday, "In an intelligence-based operation, Counter Intelligence Bathinda, in a joint operation with @BathindaPolice ,arrested three operatives of Lawrence Bishnoi and foreign-based Goldy Brar. They were planning to execute target killings in #Bathinda, #Mohali, and nearby areas. Recovery: 03 pistols along with 06 live cartridges, 06 magazines, and a Hyundai Verna car". Meanwhile, the Punjab Police organised a drug disposal program at 10 different locations in the state on Tuesday and destroyed a significant consignment at the disposal site in Mohali on World Drug Day. "Today, on the International Day Against Drug Abuse, led by DGP Punjab, a significant drug consignment was destroyed on the spot at the Drug Disposal Site in Dera Bassi, Mohali. United, we strive for a drug-free Punjab," Punjab Police earlier posted on X. The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is a United Nations International Day against drug abuse and the illegal drug trade. It is observed annually on 26 June, since 1989. (ANI)
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