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526 Kg Drugs Seized in Gujarat as Amit Shah Addresses Punjab Anti-Drug Rally; AAP Questions Focus
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News18•30-09-2026, 19:54
526 Kg Drugs Seized in Gujarat as Amit Shah Addresses Punjab Anti-Drug Rally; AAP Questions Focus
- •The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) questioned the Centre's anti-drug campaign focus on Punjab after 526 kg of heroin and methamphetamine, valued over ₹3,000 crore, was seized in Gujarat.
- •The seizure occurred on the same day Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a 'Nasha Mukt Punjab' rally in Jalandhar.
- •AAP highlighted the need to address drug trafficking networks nationwide, not just in Punjab, citing the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Indian Coast Guard operation.
- •The party claimed around 80% of pharmaceutical drugs in Punjab originate outside the state, with consignments linked to Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi.
- •AAP called for a coordinated national response to drug trafficking, urging action wherever evidence of trafficking emerges, rather than solely focusing on Punjab.
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A total of 526 kg of heroin and methamphetamine, valued at over ₹3,000 crore, was seized in Gujarat during an operation by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad and the Indian Coast Guard on the same day Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a rally in Punjab.
The AAP questioned the Centre's focus solely on Punjab while ignoring interstate drug supply networks, noting that a massive drug seizure occurred in Gujarat and claiming that about 80% of pharmaceutical tablets in Punjab originate from other states like Gujarat, Haryana, and Delhi.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah was in Jalandhar to address a mega 'Nasha Mukt Punjab' rally, which marked the conclusion of the BJP's 13-day anti-drug campaign across the state.
