In a significant move against cross-border smuggling, the Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force, along with the Border Security Force (BSF), has seized 20 kg of heroin and arrested four individuals, including a key operative overseeing the supply chain, as confirmed by state Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav. Investigations suggest that the arrested individual had ties to handlers based in Pakistan and was managing the delivery and distribution of drug shipments in the region.
An FIR under the NDPS Act has been filed, and efforts are underway to identify cross-border handlers, map out supply routes, and dismantle the entire network, according to official statements. Recently, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police dismantled a cross-border drug smuggling syndicate linked to Pakistan-based handlers, arresting seven suspects and confiscating 4.075 kg of heroin, one kg of methamphetamine (ICE), and a 9mm Glock pistol.
Director General of Police Yadav disclosed that the contraband was smuggled from Pakistan and dispersed within the state through local networks facilitated by social media. Commissioner of Police (Amritsar) Gurpreet Singh Bhullar detailed that following specific intelligence, the police first apprehended Judgebir Singh, recovering 225 grams of heroin, which led to the arrest of his associate Jaspal Singh with 1.6 kg of heroin.
Further operations resulted in the apprehension of Anmolpreet Singh, Harpinder Singh, and Tarunpreet Singh, with an additional 2.2 kg of heroin seized from their possession. Investigations unveiled that these individuals were acting as couriers and distributors under the instructions of Pakistan-based handlers, who orchestrated the distribution of narcotics across various districts.
