KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
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Police on July 11 busted a drug supply racket by arresting three individuals — Nigam, Jaspal Singh, and Satnam Singh — and seizing 1.625 kg of heroin, three .32-bore pistols, two country-made 12-bore weapons (kattas), 13 live cartridges, and 12 mobile phones from their possession, in Dhuri, Sangrur district, Punjab. Their accomplice, Gurpreet Singh, remains at large.
On July 10, Punjab Police, on day 131 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, registered 92 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 129 drug smugglers and seized 4.2 kg of heroin, 509 grams of opium and INR 23,370 drug money from their possession, across Punjab.
Amritsar city police on July 10 arrested a Hawala racketeer, identified as Laxman alias Lucky, in connection with the 60 kg of heroin seizure made on June 30, in Jodhpur in Rajasthan. Laxman claimed he was unaware that the funds he transferred were linked to the drug trade, stating he acted on instructions from his employer with ties to Dubai, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
Police on July 9 arrested a woman, identified as Kirandeep Kaur and seized 28 grams of heroin from her possession, during a search at Kapurthala Modern Jail in Kapurthala district.
On July 9, Punjab Police, on day 130 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign registered 105 First Information Reports (FIRs), arrested 142 drug smugglers and seized 3.5 kg of heroin, 1.5 kg of opium, and INR 1.19 lakh in drug money from their possession, across Punjab.
Kapurthala police on July 9 arrested a woman, identified as Meeko and seized 40 grams of heroin from her possession, near Lakhan Kalan village in Kapurthala district.
Subhanpur police on July 9 arrested two individuals, identified as Varinder Singh alias Mangli and his associate Ravipal, and seized 40 grams of heroin from their possession, near Subhanpur chowk in Subhanpur village in Kapurthala district.
Punjab Police on July 8 busted an international drug cartel by arresting six drug smugglers—identified as Lakhvir Singh, Rohit Kumar, Gurcharan Singh, Akash Marwaha, Ranjodh Singh, and Prabhjot Singh—and seizing 40 kg of heroin and a car from their possession near Mehna Chowk in Bathinda district. Preliminary investigations suggest the consignment was sent by Pakistan-based handlers for distribution across Punjab.
On July 8, Punjab Police, on day 129 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign registered 84 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 111 drug smugglers and seized 41.3 kg of heroin, 1.7 kg of opium and INR 23,980 drug money from their possession, accorss Punjab.
Police on July 8 arrested a youth, identified as Mohit, and seized 500 grams of heroin from his possession near Mubarikpur in Dera Bassi in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district in Punjab. Police revealed that Mohit was residing as a tenant in Zirakpur and allegedly involved in heroin supply across Zirakpur and Dera Bassi areas.
Jalandhar Rural Police on July 7 arrested two gangsters, identified as Ajay alias Baja and Lakhwinder Singh, and seized 110 narcotic pills, two .32 bore pistols, five cartridges, and a motorcycle from their possession, in Shahkot, Jalandhar district, following a brief encounter. The duo, wanted in multiple cases of extortion, robbery, and attempted murder, opened fire on the police before being injured and hospitalised. Preliminary investigations revealed they were acting under the direction of handlers Joginder Joga, Navdeep Kahlwan, and Jarmanjit Singh, based in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US).
On July 7, Punjab Police, on day 128 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign registered 78 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 110 drug smugglers and seized 3.8 kg of heroin, 5 kg of opium and 906 kg of poppy husk from their possession, across Punjab.
Punjab Police on July 6 arrested a mother-son duo, identified as Charanjit Kaur and her son Balwinder Singh, and seized 1.8 kg of heroin, two mobile phones, and a motorcycle from their possession in Nihale Wale village, Ferozepur district. Police revealed that the family was operating a heroin smuggling racket with links to Pakistan, and one of Kaur’s other sons is already in jail on similar charges.
Amritsar Rural Police on July 6 arrested one individual, identified as Ravinder Singh and seized 1.227 kg of ICE drug (methamphetamine), a Glock pistol, an unregistered Hyundai i20 car and a mobile phone from his possession, near Jagdev Khurd village in Ajnala in Amritsar district. Police stated that Ravinder Singh and his associate, Armandeep Singh, who managed to escaped, were linked to Pakistani smugglers and involved in large-scale drug trafficking.
On July 6, Punjab Police on day 127 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign registered 105 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 143 drug smugglers and seized 3.5 kg of heroin, 1.5 kg of opium and INR 54,750 drug money from their possession, across Punjab.
Police on July 6 arrested an individual, identified as Gurpreet Singh Ranian and seized 100 kg of poppy husk from his possession, near Ranian village in Ludhiana district
Police on July 6 arrested two individuals, identified as Bikram and Karan Kumar, and seized 150 grams of heroin from their possession, in Sudhar in Ludhiana district.
Jamalpur police on July 6 arrested an individual, identified as Sunny Kumar and seized 7 grams of heroin from his possession, near Pahruwal village in Ludhiana district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on July 5 recovered one packet of heroin weighing 574 grams from fields near Rajoke village in Tarn Taran district.
On July 5, Punjab Police, on day 126 of its drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” registered 91 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 139 drug smugglers and seized 6.9 kg of heroin, 6.1 kg of opium and INR 1.19 lakh drug money from their possession, across Punjab.
Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of the Amritsar police on July 5 busted a cross-border narco-smuggling module with links to Pakistan and arrested four of its operatives identified as Resham Singh, Gurpinder Singh, Rooppreet Singh and Shubhkar Manjit Singh, and seized 5 kg of heroin along with a Mahindra Thar car and a Hero Splendor motorcycle, in Amritsar in Amritsar district. The Police revealed that the accused were acting on the directions of a Pakistan based smuggler named Kaka, who used drones to drop narcotics across the border for further distribution within Punjab.
On July 4, Punjab Police, on the 125th day of its 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' campaign, registered 79 first information reports (FIRs), arrested 101 drug smugglers, and seized 2.3 kg of heroin, 520 grams of opium, and INR 8,270 in drug money across Punjab.
The Gharinda police on July 4 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 700 grams after a suspect, identified as Jai Vijay, fled on foot when his motorcycle slipped near Chak Mukand bridge in Chak Mukand village, Amritsar district. A case has been registered against him, and efforts are underway to arrest him.
The Gharinda police, on July 4, acting on a tip-off about suspicious activity, recovered a packet of heroin weighing 562 grams from near a drain in Bhaini Rajputa village, Amritsar district.
Amritsar Police on July 4 busted an inter-state narco-hawala syndicate and an international narco-arms module with links to Malaysia and Pakistan by arresting nine individuals—identified as Jaspreet Singh Chauhan, Harpreet Singh, Tejbir Singh, Danish, Saloni, Jobanpreet Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Abdul Rehman, and Pardeep Pintu—and seizing 1.15 kg of heroin, five sophisticated pistols, and INR 9.7 lakh in drug money from their possession in Amritsar district.