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Punjab ANTF Arrests Hawala Financier in 50 kg Heroin Case, Busts Mohali Module With 5 kg Seizure

Investigators traced the money trail through encrypted chats to a Pakistani handler, signaling a drive to choke narco-hawala financing.

Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Ferozepur Range, has arrested a key financier and hawala operator linked to a cross-border drug syndicate after recovering ₹20.55 lakh in drug money from him. (HT Photo)
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Overview

  • ANTF Ferozepur arrested Shriyansh of Ludhiana as a suspected financier in the 50 kg heroin probe and recovered ₹20.55 lakh.
  • Forensic analysis of an accused’s phone exposed encrypted communications with a Pakistan-based handler that guided the cash movement.
  • The financier has been booked under NDPS Sections 27-A and 29 as police target the ecosystem that finances and shields traffickers.
  • In a separate Kharar operation, ANTF arrested Akashdeep Singh and seized 5.084 kg heroin, 1.681 kg ICE and ₹6.50 lakh along with weighing scales and a car.
  • Two of Akashdeep’s associates fled from a Mohali flat during the raid, an FIR under Sections 21-C and 29 was registered, and a manhunt and linkage mapping are underway.