A political row has erupted between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh after actor-turned-politician and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut linked the rising drug abuse in her home state to narcotics trafficking from Pakistan via Punjab.

A video of a member of the Punjab police taking drugs is being widely circulated, bringing home how deep the state's drug menace has spread its tentacles. The policeman has been identified and action has been taken against him.

A court in Punjab's Mohali sent Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who was arrested by the Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday for allegedly laundering more than Rs 540 crore of "drug money", to a seven-day vigilance remand.

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday arrested senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia after conducting raids at 25 locations in Punjab, including at the residence of the former minister in Amritsar, sources said.

An attack on an ex-serviceman by the drug mafia at a village in Punjab's Bathinda has raised questions over the state government's war against drugs.

Punjab Police on Thursday demolished illegal properties of two drug smugglers constructed on Panchayat's land. The illegal property was constructed by Jagpreet alias Jagga and Satnam alias, currently in jail for peddling drugs.

The Punjab Police on Monday said it arrested a drug smuggler linked to syndicates based in Pakistan and the US and seized 15 kilogrammes of heroin from him.

The 'drug census' will cover every household of Punjab and will collect data to understand the prevalence of drugs, usage of de-addiction centres, etc, Mr Cheema said.

The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday said it has attached Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's house in Chandigarh worth Rs 3.82 crore as part of a probe into a drug trafficking-linked money laundering case against him and some others.

Punjab Police have arrested Shehnaz Singh, also known as Shawn Bhinder, an international drug trafficker wanted by the FBI for his role in a global narcotics network.

Punjab Police launched a statewide operation against drugs, conducting raids at more than 750 locations as the cabinet sub-committee on the drug menace held its first meeting on Saturday, officials said.

In its war on drugs, the Punjab Police demolished the houses of drug mafia Sonu and Rahul Hans.

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Bikram Singh Majithia, a former Punjab minister, has been out on bail in the drugs case since August 2022.

Harpreet Singh, brother of jailed radical Sikh preacher and Punjab's Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh who once ran an anti-drug campaign, along with his associate Lovepreet Singh was arrested by the Punjab Police, officials said on Friday.

With the recovery of 126 drones and 150 kg heroin, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday said its troops have significantly outperformed the previous year's record in the first six months this year.

Punjab Police on Friday said they have busted one of the biggest interstate drug smuggling syndicates operating from Jharkhand and arrested two men besides seizing 66 kg of opium.

A 'hexacopter' drone was neutralized and drugs weighing over 11 kg were seized by the Border Security Force and Punjab Police in a village in Gurdaspur on Sunday, informed a press release.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Aam Aadmi Party are the "wholesale traders of drugs" adding that they failed to fulfil its promises related to the eradication of drugs in Punjab.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a fierce attack on ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab, saying that drug trade is flourishing in the state and the government is in debt.

Punjab Police led by Commissioner of Police Swapan Sharma have busted a drug racket and recovered drug money of Rs 84 lakh, along with luxury vehicles and a truck from 13 members arrested in the 48-kg heroin case, Gaurav Yadav said.

In a significant development in the murder case of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Bagga in Punjab's Nangal, police have unearthed a plot involving Pakistan's intelligence agency, ISI.

The law enforcement agencies have so far seized drugs, unaccounted cash and liquor worth Rs 243.95 crore in Punjab after the model code of conduct came into force following the announcement of the Lok Sabha polls last month.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two more key operatives in the over 102 kg Attari drug seizure case in Punjab's Amritsar district last year, the agency said on Friday.