North News
Chandigarh/Ferozepur, August 8
In a major breakthrough against trans-border narcotic smuggling networks amidst the ongoing war against drugs, Ferozepur Police have arrested two drug smugglers, including a woman, after recovering 6.65kg heroin and Rs 6 lakh drug money from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, here on Thursday. Those arrested have been identified as Simran Kaur alias Indu (38), a resident of Moga and Gurjot Singh (28), a resident of Jaimal Wala in Moga. Both the arrested accused persons have a criminal background with accused Simran facing at least 15 criminal cases pertaining to the NDPS Act, Prisons Act, etc.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the Ferozepur Police had received reliable input that accused Simran and Gurjot had retrieved a huge consignment of narcotics dropped using a drone from across the border and were on the way to deliver it to someone in their Toyota Innova car bearing registration number DL12CC6003.
Acting swiftly, Police teams from CIA Ferozepur laid a naka at Old Mudki Road and arrested both the accused persons and seized 6.65kg heroin along with Rs 6 lakh drug money kept concealed in the Innova car, he said, while adding that Police teams have also impounded their vehicle. The DGP said that investigations are ongoing to establish forward and backward linkages in this case.
Sharing more details, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ferozepur Saumya Mishra said that after working on technical inputs, the CIA police team successfully conducted the operation and made the seizure on Wednesday late at night. The probe is on to identify the Pakistan-based drug smuggler and persons to whom the arrested persons were to deliver the drug consignment, she added.
The SSP said that the Police teams will also initiate the procedure to forfeit the illegally acquired property of the arrested smugglers under section 68F of the NDPS Act.
A case FIR no. 59 dated 7-8-2024 has been registered under section 21 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Ghal Khurd in Ferozepur.
