Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- Punjab Police have seized 1,450 kg of heroin in the first nine months of this year - the highest-ever haul, official data shows.

Of this, 1,338 kg was recovered in the seven months since the AAP government launched its flagship 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' campaign on March 1 this year. On average, the drive has led to the seizure of 6 kg of heroin, 96 FIRs, and 147 arrests every day.

The previous record haul was in 2023, when the police seized 1,352 kg of heroin.

"Our biggest success has been to make this campaign the people's movement. Apart from that, not only have we synchronised all our efforts, but more thrust was given to establish and dismantle forward and backwards linkages even in the cases of small recoverie...