Heroin, pistols recovered from border outpost in Punjab

| | Chandigarh
  • 0

Heroin, pistols recovered from border outpost in Punjab

Thursday, 31 December 2020 | PNS | Chandigarh

The Punjab Police and the BSF on Wednesday recovered 7.31 kg of heroin and three China-made pistols from a border outpost in Dera Baba Nanak. The drugs and the pistols were pushed into the Indian territory by a notorious Pakistan-based smuggler, officials said.”A joint search of the area led to the recovery of 7.31 kg of heroin and three China-made .30 bore Norinco Pistols from near Border Pillar No. 38/3 of the Metla BOP,” the officials said.  As per initial inputs, the consignment had been pushed into the Indian territory by a notorious Pakistan-based smuggler Jagdish Singh, alias Bhura, who is presently settled in Belgium.  Bhura is an active terrorist and a proclaimed offender in three terrorism-related cases, officials said.  Further intelligence inputs have established the role of a major drug smuggler, Ranjit Singh of Modhe village in Amritsar, who is currently lodged in a Ludhiana jail.             

Sunday Edition

The Tuning Fork | The indebted life

10 November 2024 | C V Srikanth | Agenda

A comic journey | From Nostalgia to a Bright New Future

10 November 2024 | Supriya Ghaytadak | Agenda

A Taste of China, Painted in Red

10 November 2024 | SAKSHI PRIYA | Agenda

Cranberry Coffee and Beyond

10 November 2024 | Gyaneshwar Dayal | Agenda

The Timeless Allure of Delhi Bazaars

10 November 2024 | Kanishka srivastava | Agenda

A Soulful Sojourn in Puri and Konark

10 November 2024 | VISHESH SHUKLA | Agenda