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Punjab’s Cross-Border Heroin Network Hit With 25.9 Kg Seizure as Delhi Police Step Up Gang Raids

Police say the networks rely on drone drops plus social-media direction from Pakistan-based handlers.

Delhi Police launched a coordinated operation on Wednesday night against several notorious criminal gangs in Delhi-NCR and Haryana. (Photo for Representation)
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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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Overview

  • An ANTF–BSF operation near Beharwal, Amritsar, arrested Sajan Singh alias Billa and recovered 25.9 kg of heroin along with a 9mm Glock pistol, with investigators linking the module to foreign-based gangster Harpreet Singh alias Happy Jatt.
  • In a separate Amritsar Commissionerate case, police arrested Yasin Mohammed with 7.1 kg of heroin, alleging coordination with Moga-based trafficker Jagpreet Singh alias Jagga and retrieval of a drone-dropped consignment in the Ajnala sector.
  • Two narcotic cartels were busted in Amritsar with six arrests, including two women and a government schoolteacher, leading to a total recovery of 9.066 kg of heroin and FIRs at Chheharta as probes track links to Happy Jatt and Pakistan contacts.
  • Sri Muktsar Sahib police reported a two-month source-led operation that netted 4 kg of heroin and two arrests, with further tracing of forward and backward linkages underway.
  • Delhi Police conducted raids at 58 locations across Delhi–NCR, apprehending 36 suspects and arresting six, including gangster Neeraj Bawana’s father, and a follow-up overnight drive in the North-East district yielded five more arrests, firearms and Rs 18.7 lakh in cash.