KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with Punjab Police on April 24 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 550 grams from fields near Wan village in Patti in Tarn Taran district.
Punjab Police, on April 23, on day 54 of its "Yudh Nashian Virudh" campaign, arrested 104 drug smugglers and recovered 3.4 kg of heroin, 1,671 kg of poppy husk, and INR 8.3 lakh in drug money from their possession across Punjab. With this, the total number of drug smugglers arrested has reached 7,187 in just 54 days.
Punjab Police, on April 22, as part of day 53 of its ongoing “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, arrested 76 drug smugglers and seized 3.5 kg of heroin, 1 kg of opium, and INR 1.09 lakh in drug money across the state. With these arrests, the total number of drug smugglers apprehended under the campaign has reached 7,036 in just 53 days.
Based on inputs from its intelligence wing, Border Security Force (BSF) troops on April 22 recovered two large packets containing 7.7 kg of heroin, two pistols with four magazines, 50 live rounds, two hand grenades with accessories, explosive material with IED components, a remote device, and two electric detonators from fields near Bhallarwal village in Ajnala, Amritsar district.
Based on information provided by a local resident, Border Security Force (BSF) troops on April 22 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 558 grams from cauliflower fields near Gola Dola village in Gurdaspur district.
Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with the Punjab Police, on April 22 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 558 grams from fields near Modhe village in Amritsar district.
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), on April 21 raided a drug smuggler’s house and seized two packets of heroin weighing 804 grams along with a keypad mobile phone in Ajnala, Amritsar district.
Punjab Police, on April 21, on day 52 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, arrested 72 drug smugglers and recovered 1.9 kg of heroin, 112 kg of poppy husk, and INR 7,000 in drug money from their possession across Punjab.
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with Punjab Police on April 20, arrested a local smuggler whose identity was not disclosed and recovered a packet of heroin weighing 1.029 kg from his possession in Habibwala Village in Ferozepur district.
Police on April 20 arrested two drug smugglers, identified as Rohit and Lovepreet, and seized 100 grams of heroin, a .30 bore pistol, three live rounds, and a motorcycle from their possession in Kutbewal village, Phillaur, in Jalandhar district. A third smuggler, Gurpreet alias Gopi, was injured during an encounter in the operation and later succumbed to his injuries at a civil hospital. Police confirmed that the trio were involved in multiple criminal cases, including drug smuggling and snatching.
Punjab Police, on April 20, on Day 51 of its 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' campaign, arrested 79 drug smugglers and recovered 11.5 lakh intoxicant tablets/capsules, 690 grams of heroin, and INR 4.40 lakh in drug money from various locations across the state.
Moga Police on April 20 arrested a narcotics smuggler, identified as Vicky Arora alias Vijay Arora, and seized 2,80,800 Tramadol tablets, 8,75,900 Pregabalin capsules, 4,500 bottles of codeine syrup, INR 52,500 in drug money, and a car from his possession in Moga district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on April 20 recovered a broken DJI Mavic-3 Classic drone from fields near Rajatal village in Amritsar district.
In a joint operation with Punjab Police, the Border Security Force (BSF) on April 20 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 545 grams from fields near Dal village in Patti, Tarn Taran district.
Punjab Police, on April 19, on day 50 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, arrested 131 drug smugglers and recovered 1.7 kg of heroin and 3.5 kg of opium from their possession across Punjab.
Punjab Police, on April 18, on day 49 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, arrested 124 drug smugglers and recovered 2.5 kg of heroin and INR 2.02 lakh drug money from their possession across Punjab.
Amritsar Rural Police on April 17 recovered a hand grenade along with 186 grams of heroin from the residence of Baljinder Singh, an associate of Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia, following interrogation, in Macchiwala village in Ajnala in Amritsar district. Baljinder and his accomplice Palwinder Singh were arrested earlier on April 11 with firearms and heroin, and their involvement in a narco-terror module linked to Passia has been confirmed. The grenade was safely neutralised by the Bomb Disposal Squad.
Punjab Police, on April 17, on day 48 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign, arrested 97 drug smugglers and recovered 261 grams of heroin, 699 grams of opium, 1,997 intoxicant tablets/pills, and INR 40.9 lakh drug money from their possession across Punjab.
Punjab Police, on April 16, during day 47 of its "Yudh Nashian Virudh" campaign, arrested 121 drug smugglers and recovered 4.7 kg of heroin, 2.6 kg of opium, and INR 1.08 lakh in drug money from their possession across Punjab.
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with Punjab Police, on April 16 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 560 grams from fields near Wan village in Patti in Tarn Taran district.
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Punjab Police on April 16 arrested two individuals, identified as Ram and Lakhan, and seized 500 grams of heroin, a foreign-made pistol, and two live cartridges from their possession in Mohali in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district. The duo, cousins by relation, were operating their narcotics business under the guise of being milk suppliers. Investigations revealed they procured the heroin from Firozpur and targeted urban areas for distribution.
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Punjab Police on April 16 arrested a cross-border drug trafficker, identified as Jobanjit Singh alias Joban, and seized 3.105 kg of heroin along with two .32 bore country-made pistols, 37 live cartridges, and two magazines from his possession in Kotli Sur Singh village, Bhikhiwind, Tarn Taran district. The heroin was smuggled from Pakistan via drones, and Joban was found to be in contact with Pakistan-based drug peddlers.
The State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF) on April 16, arrested three individuals, including a woman, identified as Balwinder Singh, his wife Malkeet Kaur, and Balwant Singh, and seized 2 kg of heroin from their possession near Fazilka in Fazilka district.
Punjab Police, on April 15, during day 46 of its "Yudh Nashian Virudh" campaign, arrested 97 drug smugglers and recovered 1.6 kg of heroin along with INR 29,790 in drug money from their possession across Punjab.
Punjab Police on April 14, on day 45 of its “Yudh Nashian Virudh” campaign arrested 48 drug smugglers and recovered 3.7 kg of heroin and INR 604200 drug money from their possession across Punjab. Since the launch of the campaign, the Police recovered 243 kg of heroin, 109 kg of opium, 75.5 quintals of poppy husk, 6 kg of charas, 63 kg of ganja, 2.2 kg of ICE, 1.2 kg of cocaine, 9.50 lakh intoxicant pills/tablets and INR 6.1 crores drug money from their possession.