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.
In a major haul, security forces on Friday recovered 6.5 kg of heroin in the border district of Rajouri.
In one of the biggest heroin seizures of this year amid the ongoing war against drugs, the Amritsar Rural Police has busted a cross-border smuggling racket with the arrest of a drug smuggler and recovered 30-kg heroin from his possession.
The Assam Rifles has seized heroin worth Rs 34.5 lakh in Champhai district of Mizoram.
In a major success, the Srinagar police on Wednesday dismantled a major drug trafficking operation and seized 8 kilograms of heroin smuggled from Pakistan.
The operation, conducted following a specific tip-off, led to the interception of a vehicle and the discovery of 532.46 grams of heroin hidden in secret compartments on Friday night.
