- Drug smugglers should leave the path of drug smuggling, there is no place for them in Punjab: SSP Maninder Singh
- Efforts are also being made for the treatment, rehabilitation and employment of people suffering from drug addiction.
Rupnagar, October 24: As part of the Punjab government’s campaign against drugs, ‘War on Drugs’, Rupnagar Police is continuously conducting special operations to curb drug smuggling in the district and take strict action against those involved in the drug trade.
In this series, today, under the leadership of SSP Rupnagar S. Maninder Singh, a CASO operation was conducted in the area of the electricity department quarters located in Nuho Colony near Ghanoli.
Talking to the media on this occasion, SSP Maninder Singh said that police teams are active in various areas of the district to take action against drug trafficking. The police is paying special attention to those areas where information regarding drug trafficking is received. CASO operations will continue continuously in such hotspot areas and strict action will be taken against the persons involved in drug trafficking as per the law.
He said that the aim of Rupnagar Police is not only to control drug traffickers but also to reintegrate drug addicts back into normal life. Therefore, efforts are being made to get drug addicts admitted to de-addiction centers for treatment and also to provide them with rehabilitation and employment opportunities.
The SSP gave a stern warning to the people involved in drug trafficking and asked them to immediately give up the illegal drug business as there is no place for drug trafficking in Punjab. The police will intensify the action to eradicate the drug trade and no laxity will be shown in this matter.
He said that the police is fully committed to making this campaign against drugs a success and continuous efforts are being made to create a drug-free society.
On this occasion, SP Headquarters S. Harsimrat Singh Chhetra, DSP Rupnagar S. Deepinder Singh, SHO Rupnagar Mr. Sunny Khanna, Chowki Incharge Ghanoli S. Gurinderjit Singh along with other high officials and employees of the police department were present.
