(MOREPIC1) Vikram Ditya Sharma/Ferozepur
The sleuths belonging to Counter Intelligence (CI) have busted a cross-border drug smuggling racket with the arrest of a drug smuggler and recovered 3.5 kg heroin from him.
Divulging details, DGP Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav said that the arrested accused has been identified as Sukhdev Singh alias Sukhi, a resident of Mohan Ke Uttar in Ferozepur. The DGP said that apart from recovering heroin, police teams have also impounded his Hero Splendor motorcycle (PB-05-AM-5620), which he was riding.
“During the preliminary investigation it came to fore that the accused was in direct contact with the Pakistan-based smuggler, and was using drones to drop the drug consignments from across the border. Further investigation is underway to trace the forward and backward linkages in this case”, said DGP.
(SUBHEAD)AIG (CI) Gursewak Singh Brar said that following a reliable input about involvement of accused Sukhdev Sukhi in smuggling activities, police teams from CI Ferozepur had launched an intelligence-based operation in the area of Village Lakho Ke Behram in Ferozepur and apprehended him along with seven packets of heroin, weighing 500 grams each, kept in a plastic bag.
“The accused was going to deliver the consignment to someone when police teams apprehended him. Efforts are being made to uncover the entire network of suppliers, dealers, and buyers, as well as to identify the person to whom accused Sukhdev Sukhi was to deliver the drug consignment”, said AIG adding that more recoveries and arrests are likely in the coming days.
Meanwhile FIR No. 10 dated 31.03.2025 had been registered under section 21-C of the NDPS Act at Police Station State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Fazilka.