Overview
- Punjab Police say the consignment was trafficked from Pakistan by smugglers allegedly backed by the ISI.
- The suspect, Sandeep Singh alias Seepa/Deepa of Kapurthala, was arrested after a high-speed pursuit and brief encounter near Rauke village in Mamdot, Ferozepur.
- Officers recovered the drugs from a white Kia Seltos bearing registration PB09AQ3598, which has been impounded.
- Intelligence indicates he collected the shipment at Baggeke Utar in Jalalabad, Fazilka, and media estimated the haul’s value at about Rs 250 crore.
- A case has been registered at the ANTF police station in SAS Nagar under Section 21 of the NDPS Act (FIR No. 302, dated November 21), with teams tracking money trails and anticipating further arrests.