Punjab: 8.5-kg heroin recovered on Indo-Pak border in Fazilka; one arrested
Following intelligence inputs, the Punjab Police on Friday recovered eight packets of heroin, weighing 8.5 kg and worth over Rs 42 crore in the international market, on the Indo-Pak Border in Fazilka district. The operation was supported by the Border Security Force (BSF).
Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Dinkar Gupta said the recovery of the consignment was made on the disclosures of Jasvir Singh, alias Gaggu, a resident of Mahalam village in Fazilka, who was arrested by the police.
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The DGP said following inputs from the counter intelligence wing about some people residing near the Indo-Pak border indulged in the smuggling of arms/explosives/drugs from Pakistan to India via International Border, SSP, Ferozepur, Rajpal Singh registered an FIR against Jasvir Singh and launched a manhunt to arrest him.
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The police arrested Jasvir on Friday morning, said DGP Dinkar Gupta. During investigations, Jasvir said he along with his accomplices arranged a consignment of heroin from Pakistan via International Border, which was concealed 15 metre away from the border fence.
A police team along with the BSF conducted a combing operation around the location disclosed by Jasvir and recovered the consignment.
-PTC News
