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Crime
Jalandhar Cracks Down on Drug Hotspot: 60-Day Sweep Tightens Rules for Medical Stores
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jalandhar
🗓 17 Oct 2026, 05:16 PM
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Authorities in Jalandhar have launched a 60‑day operation targeting a known drug‑selling hotspot, imposing stricter controls on medical stores.
Jalandhar police have initiated a focused 60‑day operation aimed at dismantling a long‑standing drug‑selling hotspot in the city. The crackdown involves intensified surveillance and surprise inspections of medical stores suspected of facilitating the illicit trade.
The authorities have issued new directives that require pharmacies to maintain stricter inventory records and to verify prescriptions more rigorously. Any deviation from the prescribed norms may result in suspension of licences or legal action.
Officials say the measure is part of a broader effort to curb substance abuse in Punjab and to ensure that legitimate medical outlets are not misused for narcotics distribution. The operation is expected to continue until the end of the 60‑day period, after which a review will assess its impact.
Local residents have welcomed the move, expressing hope that tighter enforcement will reduce the availability of illegal drugs in neighbourhoods that have been affected for years.
The authorities have issued new directives that require pharmacies to maintain stricter inventory records and to verify prescriptions more rigorously. Any deviation from the prescribed norms may result in suspension of licences or legal action.
Officials say the measure is part of a broader effort to curb substance abuse in Punjab and to ensure that legitimate medical outlets are not misused for narcotics distribution. The operation is expected to continue until the end of the 60‑day period, after which a review will assess its impact.
Local residents have welcomed the move, expressing hope that tighter enforcement will reduce the availability of illegal drugs in neighbourhoods that have been affected for years.