Punjab Police arrest 296 suspected drug smugglers, seize heroin and 120 kg cannabis

Chandigarh, Oct 26 (UNI) Punjab Police arrested 296 suspected drug smugglers and seized substantial quantities of narcotics during statewide operations on Monday, as its anti-drug campaign entered its 604th day. The seizures included 3.5 kg of heroin, 120 kg of cannabis, 44 kg of poppy husk, 500 grams of opium and 1,722 intoxicating tablets, according to an official police statement. Police also recovered Rs13,850 in suspected drug proceeds during the operations. The department claimed that the cumulative number of arrests under the Yudh Nashian Virudh campaign had reached 88,285, although it did not provide updated figures for prosecutions or convictions.…