The Special Task Force (STF), constituted by the Punjab Government to crackdown on drugs in the State, on Tuesday recovered five kilograms heroin in the area of DT Mal from across the fence at the Indo-Pak Border during the course of investigation in a case registered on April 21, 2017.
With this, the total recovery by the STF since its constitution, in its drive against drugs and as result of its operations, has reached 10.5 kgs of heroin along with the arrest of number of drug traffickers. The same has affected a major dent in the supply line of drugs from across the border into the State, said the spokesperson.
Earlier, one Paramjeet Singh was arrested on April 21, and 500 grams of heroin was recovered from him, following which a case was registered under Sections 22, 61, 85 of the NDPS Act at Meharbaan police station in ludhiana district
Paramjeet Singh is a proclaimed offender in a NDPS case of Phillaur police station and 40 bags of poppy husk was earlier recovered from him.
During the investigation, another accused Harbans Singh was arrested on May 10, on his disclosure statement, 2.5 kgs of heroin was recovered from across the fence in the area of DT Mal in Ferozepur district.
“This is a case of intensive investigation where starting from the recovery of 500 grams of heroin, all further linkages have been traced and heavy recovery of heroin has been affected along with the arrest of the main smuggler. So far, in this case, eight kgs of heroin has been recovered,” said the spokesperson.
Further investigation in this case is under progress with leads obtained regarding other major drug traffickers, added the spokesperson.
Besides, a police party comprising Inspector Sukhwinder Singh, posted in STF, Border Zone, along with a police party at Adda Basarke, PS Gharinda, district Amritsar Rural, recovered 1.450 kg heroin from the lift rod of a tractor hidden in the land taken on contract by Jaspal Singh across the ence along the border.
Another 100 gms of heroin, 50 gms each, was also recovered from the physical possession of the accused Sukhchain Singh and Jaspal Singh.
The police has registered a case on May 10 under sections 21, 29, 61, and 85 of the NDPS Act at Khalra Police Station in Amritsar Police Commissionerate against three accused - Sukhchain Singh, Jaspal Singh, and Baba Sona.
Spokesperson said that all the accused, except Baba Sona, have been arrested.