225 drug cases lodged in Ropar since March

The Ropar district police had registered 225 cases against drug peddlers from March 1 to June 30, according to a senior officer.

Senior Superintendent of Police Gulneet Singh Khurana, in a press release issued here recently, said 104 addicts were admitted to de-addiction centres and 115 persons were admitted to Opiod Assisted Treatment (OAT) centres in the district.

Besides, many drug addicts were motivated and voluntarily admitted to drug de-addiction centres, he said.

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