The Punjab Police on Sunday stated it has busted a cross-border smuggling racket with the arrest of two associates of a Turkey-based medicine smuggler and seizure of 105 kg of heroin, one of many largest drug seizures within the state.
Six weapons have been additionally seized in the course of the operation, police stated.
#Largest Heroin seizure in #Punjab: In an intelligence-led operation, @PunjabPoliceInd busts a cross-border smuggling racket and apprehends two associates of foreign-based drug smuggler Navpreet Singh @ Nav Bhullar and recovers 105 Kg Heroin, 31.93 Kg Caffeine Anhydrous, 17 Kg DMR, 5 overseas made Pistols and 1 Desi Katta, Director Normal of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav stated in a publish on X.
Water-route was used to move medicine from #Pakistan, large rubber tubes of tyres have additionally been recovered, indicating that narcotic contrabands have been smuggled via water means, he added. An FIR has been lodged and investigations are underway to ascertain the linkages to nab different members of the drug cartel, the DGP stated.
In an announcement issued later, the DGP stated police have busted a cross-border smuggling racket with the arrest of two associates of Bhullar, a Turkey-based medicine smuggler. These arrested have been recognized as Navjot Singh, a resident of Guru Tegh Bahadur Colony in Baba Bakala, Amritsar, and Lovepreet Kumar, a resident of Kala Sanghian in Kapurthala, the DGP stated.
He stated aside from heroin, police have additionally seized an enormous amount of scheduled medicine, together with 31.93 kg of caffeine anhydrous and 17 kg of dextromethorphan (DMR), from the possession of the arrested duo.Investigations revealed that the accused individuals have been utilizing these scheduled medicine as multiplying brokers to extend the heroin amount by 4 instances, Yadav stated.
Sharing particulars of the operation, he stated a crew of the Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI) in Amritsar acquired an intel-input that Bhullar is working a Pakistan-backed cross-border smuggling racket utilizing his associates camped at a rented lodging at Colony Girl Highway in Baba Bakala.
Performing swiftly, an intelligence-led operation was launched and a particular checkpoint was established beneath the supervision of Deputy Superintendent of Police, CI, Amritsar, Balbir Singh within the Baba Bakala space, resulting in the arrest of the duo and seizure of seven kg of heroin from their automobile, the DGP stated.
Police have additionally impounded the automobile, he added. The DGP additional stated on the idea of the disclosure statements of the arrested accused, police seized the remaining 98 kg of heroin together with the weapons, caffeine anhydrous and DMR from their rented premises. The route used to smuggle the narcotics consignment is being investigated, he stated.
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