Punjab Police on Tuesday recovered 55kg of heroin and 3kg of methamphetamine, commonly known as ‘ICE’, and a .30-bore pistol in two separate operations in Ferozepur and Amritsar.
“The pinpointed inputs were immediately shared with the BSF, following which joint teams conducted an extensive search of the surrounding fields. Of this, 44.5kg of heroin and 3kg of ICE were recovered from the border area of Gajniwala village in Ferozepur district during a joint operation by the counter-intelligence wing and the Border Security Force (BSF), police said. A case has been registered under Sections 21 (C) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) police station, Fazilka, against unidentified persons. Meanwhile, Amritsar rural police arrested three persons and recovered 10kg of heroin, a .30-bore pistol and a motorcycle from their possession in the Ram Tirth area, officials said on Tuesday. The accused were identified as Shajan Arora, 26, of Bhilowal Pakka village in Lopoke, Vijaypal Singh, 23, of Sarai Amanat Khan in Tarn Taran district, and Jasanpreet Singh, 24, of Gandiwind village under Sarai Amanat Khan police station.
Director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the consignment had been dropped by a drone from across the international border and was recovered following specific intelligence inputs developed by CI-Ferozepur. Sharing details, IGP (counter-intelligence) Ashish Choudhary said police teams received information about drone movement near the India-Pakistan border in the Gajniwala area. During a thorough search of the area, the police and BSF teams successfully recovered the consignment,” Choudhary said. Police said further investigation was underway to identify Pakistan-based handlers, their Indian associates, and establish both the forward and backward linkages of the entire network.
