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Punjab’s Multi-Agency Drug Crackdown Nets 10 Kg in Gurdaspur After Amritsar Seizures

Investigators are tracing foreign handlers directing cross-border drops under Punjab’s Yudh Nashian Virudh campaign.

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The operation led to the arrest of Uwaise Khan at his residence in Village Gugai, under the jurisdiction of Police Station Meerganj, Bareilly.
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A joint team of the Punjab Police and Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday nabbed four drug smugglers at Thetharke village in Gurdaspur and recovered 10kg of heroin from their possession.

Overview

  • A joint BSF–Punjab Police operation in Gurdaspur’s Thetharke village led to the arrest of four suspects and the seizure of five packets of heroin weighing 10 kg, along with three phones and two motorcycles, officials said.
  • Counter Intelligence Amritsar arrested Pawandeep Singh with 5.032 kg of heroin; police say he acted on instructions from Harpal Singh, a US-based handler allegedly linked to Pakistan-based smugglers who used drones to coordinate consignments.
  • In a separate Amritsar rural operation, police seized 6.286 kg of heroin and ₹4 lakh and arrested Shankar Singh and Sachin, with investigators citing their direct contact with Pakistani smugglers.
  • FIRs have been registered under Sections 21 and 29 of the NDPS Act in the Amritsar cases as multi-agency teams probe network linkages, drone supply lines and domestic distribution cells.
  • Statewide raids on Saturday resulted in 79 arrests and the recovery of 11.4 kg of heroin, reflecting the scale of the enforcement push under the government’s anti-drug drive.