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Punjab Cracks Down on Drone-Led Heroin Rings in Amritsar After 25.9 Kg Seizure

Police link the network to foreign-based handler 'Happy Jatt' directing drone drops from Pakistan.

Two women, including a government schoolteacher, were among six people held for trafficking drugs in two separate operations. A total of 9.066kg of heroin was seized from them, said Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav.
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The heroin seized by Amritsar police.
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Overview

  • BSF and the Anti-Narcotics Task Force arrested Sajan Singh alias Billa near Beharwal with 25.9 kg of heroin and a 9 mm Glock pistol in a joint operation.
  • Amritsar Commissionerate Police busted two cartels, arresting six traffickers including a government primary schoolteacher and seizing a total of 9.066 kg of heroin.
  • In a separate case, police arrested Yasin Mohammed with 7.1 kg of heroin, with investigators alleging coordination with Moga-based Jagpreet Singh alias Jagga and contacts in Pakistan.
  • FIRs under the NDPS and Arms Act were filed at Chheharta police station and at ANTF/SAS Nagar as teams pursue forward and backward linkages and hunt foreign handlers.
  • Sri Muktsar Sahib Police seized 4 kg of heroin from two suspects after a two-month source-based probe, while statewide Yudh Nashian Virudh raids reported 85 arrests and 30.5 kg of heroin recovered in a day.