In a significant operation against trans-border smuggling, the Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (Border Range), in collaboration with the Border Security Force (BSF), has confiscated nearly 20 kg of heroin and detained four individuals, including a key operative overseeing the supply chain, as per Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav. The arrested individuals, identified as Sahibjit Singh, Rajwinder Singh, Ashu Sharma, and a 17-year-old juvenile, were found with the heroin haul and had a car and two motorcycles in their possession.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the accused had connections with handlers based in Pakistan and were managing the delivery and distribution of drug consignments in the region, stated DGP Yadav. Efforts are ongoing to uncover the cross-border handlers, map out supply routes, and dismantle the entire network, he added.
Superintendent of Police Gurpreet Singh from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force shared that acting on a tip-off about the accused heading towards the border area to retrieve a heroin consignment delivered via drone, a joint team of the task force and BSF set up a checkpoint at a strategic location and successfully intercepted all four suspects along with a car used in the illicit activity.
Following the disclosures made by the arrested individuals, a search operation was conducted in Ghogga, leading to the recovery of 19.980 kg of heroin from agricultural fields near Bhindi Aulakh village in Amritsar district. A First Information Report dated January 6 has been filed under relevant sections of the NDPS Act at the Mohali police station.
