— HEROIN CONSIGNMENT WAS SENT ACROSS INTERNATIONAL BORDER FOR FURTHER TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION: DGP GAURAV YADAV
— MORE ARRESTS AND RECOVERIES ARE LIKELY IN COMING DAYS AS INVESTIGATION PROGRESSES, SAYS ADGP ANTF NILABH KISHORE
— THIS IS SECOND CROSS-BORDER NARCOTICS MODULE BUSTED IN FEROZEPUR WITHIN FOUR DAYS
CHANDIGARH/FEROZEPUR, August 11:
In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug-free state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Ferozepur Range has busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of three individuals, and recovered 30.672 kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Anmolpreet Singh alias Anmol (24), a resident of Kasuri Gate in Ferozepur; Akash Singh alias Akash (22), a native of village Gulam Pattra in Ferozepur and presently residing at Sant Kabir Nagar in Ferozepur; and Anshpreet Singh alias Ansh (25), a resident of Raj Ghat in Ferozepur. Apart from recovering big haul of heroin, a Hyundai Verna Car (PB-77-5973), being used for smuggling activities.
The development came few days after Punjab Police, in a joint operation with Border Security Force (BSF), had busted a major cross-border narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of two individuals, and recovered 30.200 kg of heroin from their possession.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the consignment was sent across the International Border by a foreign-based drug smuggler and received by an Indian smuggler in the area of village Ali Ke in Ferozepur, for further transportation and distribution. Further investigation is underway to establish the backward and forward linkages of the network to identify all persons connected with the cross-border handlers, he said.
Sharing operational details, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) ANTF Nilabh Kishore said that acting on concrete human intelligence regarding the movement of this heavy consignment of contraband post-retrieval, ANTF teams led by SP ANTF Ferozepur Range Gurinderbir Singh laid an extensive and foolproof trap on Ferozepur-Fazilka.
The coordinated interception led to the apprehension of the three suspects who were travelling in their Hyundai Verna car, he said, while adding that during search of the vehicle 30.672 kg heroin was recovered.
The ADGP said that more arrests and recoveries are likely in coming days as investigation progresses.
In this regard, a case FIR No 177 dated 10-08-2026 under sections 21 and 29 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station ANTF in SAS Nagar.
