Amidst the ongoing campaign to make Punjab a gangster-free state, as many as 2,596 individuals were rounded up, of whom 1,634, including 53 proclaimed offenders, were arrested.Besides, 534 preventive detentions were made.Apart from this, 1,015 persons were verified and released after questioning.The Punjab Police teams on Tuesday conducted 2,706 raids at locations linked to wanted criminals on Day 2 of the operation.Intensifying the ongoing campaign, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Sunday had launched a 72-hour-long “Operation Prahaar-2” with focus on nabbing the wanted criminals. Senior officers from the Punjab Police headquarters have visited different police districts to lead the operation.Special DGP (Law and Order) Arpit Shukla said as part of the operation, more than 2,000 police teams, comprising around 12,000 personnel, had conducted raids at locations linked to wanted criminals across Punjab.Meanwhile, police teams continued their drive against against drugs for the 346th day, with 215 drug smugglers arrested on Tuesday and seized 2.7 kg of heroin, 863 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 12,040 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached 48,866 in just 346 days. As part of de-addiction drive, cops convinced 27 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.