— ARRESTED ACCUSED WERE IN CONTACT WITH PAK-BASED SMUGGLERS, WHO WERE USING DRONES TO PUSH DRUGS ACROSS THE BORDER: DGP GAURAV YADAV
CHANDIGARH/TARN TARAN, May 9:
In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing anti-drugs campaign ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Tarn Taran Police has busted an international narco-terror smuggling module with the arrest its two operatives, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.
Those arrested have been identified as Lovepreet Singh alias Love and Jagroop Singh, both residents of village Fateh Chak in Tarn Taran. Police teams have also recovered 5 kg heroin, seven sophisticated pistols— including four .30 bore Bretta, two PX5 and one .30 bore Star Mark; Rs 7.20 lakhs drug money and currency counting machine from their possession, besides, impounding their Hatchback Hyundai i20 car.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that accused Lovepreet Singh alias Love was in direct contact with Pakistan-based smugglers and his foreign handlers. Probe has also indicated that the consignments were being dropped with the help of drones from across the border, he said.
The DGP said that further investigations are ongoing to establish forward and backward linkages in this case. More arrests and recoveries are likely in coming days, he added.
Sharing operation details, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tarn Taran Abhimanyu Rana said that acting swiftly on reliable inputs, police team of CIA Staff under the supervision of DSP Detective Gurinderpal Singh Nagra conducted a targeted operation and apprehended accused persons Lovepreet Singh and Jagroop Singh from near Molsari Palace in Tarn Taran.
During interrogation, accused Lovepreet disclosed that he has a rented house at Green Avenue near Chabhal Chownk in Tarn Taran, which he was using as a safe haven for concealing the contraband, said the SSP, while adding that efforts are being made to uncover the entire network of suppliers, dealers, buyers and hawala handlers to ascertain the total quantity of drugs and Arms-ammunition received by the arrested accused so far.
A case under FIR No. 109 dated May 08, 2025, has been registered under sections 21(c), 23, 25 and 27 (a) of the NDPS Act and section 25 (8) of the Arms Act at Tarn Taran City Police Station.
