6.5 kg heroin seized near Indo-Pak border in Fazilka; BSF–Punjab Police foil smuggling bid
Alert BSF troops fired several rounds to prevent the breach, followed by a thorough joint search operation that led to the recovery, he added.
Alert BSF troops fired several rounds to prevent the breach, followed by a thorough joint search operation that led to the recovery, he added.
The police have recovered 4 kg of heroin, Rs 3.90 lakh in drug money, and one .32 bore pistol along with a magazine and five live cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.
The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Sunday said it has busted a drug syndicate and arrested two of its members for allegedly supplying heroin worth around Rs 30 lakh.
Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said here on Tuesday that the arrested accused has been identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Gora, a resident of village Habib Wala in Ferozepur.
Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, said that the arrested individuals have been identified as Gurjant Singh, a resident of village Dholan in Tarn Taran, and Gurvel Singh, a resident of village Chhina Bidhi Chand in Tarn Taran.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has asked the Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendent of Police to make Punjab a drug-free state.
The operation was part of the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug-free state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann.
Police teams recovered 2.02 kg heroin, four pistols—including one Glock and three .30 bore pistols—and ₹3.5 lakh hawala money, besides impounding their motorcycle.
Acting on precise intelligence, the task force arrested two smugglers, identified as Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja and Abhijeet Singh alias Happy, recovering 4.5 kilograms of heroin and Rs 11 lakh in drug proceeds.
In its ongoing crackdown on drugs and arms smuggling, the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police successfully dismantled a narcotics network and recovered a 13 kilograms of heroin, two illegal pistols, six live cartridges, and three luxury cars along with Rs 22,000 drug money.
