ਪੰਜਾਬ Finance ਮੰਤਰੀ Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday said that the arrest of a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officer in a drug trafficking case shows the involvement of officers from other states in ਪੰਜਾਬ’s drug problem.
The statement came a day after the Amritsar ਪੁਲਿਸ arrested a Central agency officer and seven others. ਪੁਲਿਸ recovered over 4 kg of heroin from them. The arrested DRI inspector is from Rohtak, Haryana.
Cheema, who also heads a Cabinet sub-committee to monitor the anti-drug campaign, said at a press conference at ਪੰਜਾਬ Bhawan that a full investigation will be carried out to find the leader of the gang. He assured strict legal action against all involved, no matter what their position is.
“The ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸਰਕਾਰ is doing its duty to stop cross-border drug smuggling, but the Union ਸਰਕਾਰ seems to be failing in its responsibility,” Cheema said.
Sharing details of the ongoing anti-drug campaign that began on March 1, Cheema informed that-3,279 cases have been filed under the NDPS Act and 5,537 ਲੋਕ have been arrested in 41 days. ਪੁਲਿਸ have seized 212 kg of heroin, 6,945 kg of poppy husk, 105 kg of opium, 50 kg of ganja, 6 kg of charas, and nearly 9 lakh banned tablets and capsules. Rs 6 crore in cash has been recovered. Illegal properties of 57 drug smugglers have been demolished
The Finance ਮੰਤਰੀ said the state will continue strong actions to make ਪੰਜਾਬ drug-free and punish those involved in the illegal trade.
