KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
A project of the Institute for Conflict Management
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on November 13 recovered four packets of heroin weighing 2.050 kg from fields near Ghonewal village in Ajnala in Amristar district.
Police on November 12 arrested three drug peddlers, identified as Mohit alias Golu, Vikram, along with an unidentified juvenile and seized 1 kg of charas from their possession, in Chandigarh.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on November 12 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 550 grams along with a drone from fields near Rattankhurd village in Amritsar district. The recovered drone was a DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on November 12 intercepted and neutralised a drone, and in the subsequent search operation recovered a packet of heroin weighing 563 grams along with a drone from fields near Agwan village in Gurdaspur district. The recovered drone was a China made DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with Punjab Police on November 11 recovered 550 grams of heroin in Dal village in Patti in Tarn Taran district.
Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with Punjab Police on November 10 recovered 510 grams of heroin in Dal village in Patti in Tarn Taran district.
Police on November 10 arrested three drug peddlers, identified as Gurinder Singh alias Ginde, Gagandeep Singh alias Gagan and Baljinder Singh alias Babbu, and seized 2 kg of heroin from their possession near Bhagtawala in Amritsar district. Preliminary investigations revealed the suspects were in contact with Pakistan-based drug traffickers, coordinating cross-border smuggling of drugs via drones through social media apps.
Jalandhar rural police on November 9 arrested three drug peddlers, identified as Vinay Pratap Singh alias Vinay, Vishal Singh alias Shalu and Jagdish Singh alias Dishi, and seized 300 grams of heroin along with a motorcycle from their possession, near Sutlej Bridge in Phillaur in Jalandhar district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on November 9 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 470 grams along with a drone from fields near Mullakot village in Ajnala in Amritsar district. The recovered drone was a China made DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with Punjab Police on November 9 recovered a packet of 500 grams of heroin along with a drone from fields near Makhanpur village in Pathankot in Gurdaspur district. The recovered drone was a China made DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
Amritsar City Police on November 6 busted a trans-border drug smuggling racket and arrested three persons identified as Karandeep Singh, Jeevan Singh and Manjinder Singh, and seized 1 kg of heroin and 1 kg of ‘ICE (methamphetamine) from their possession, in Amritsar in Amritsar district. According to the Police, Karandeep had established contacts with Pakistan-based smugglers and was involved in trafficking drugs into Punjab, and the drugs were smuggled from Pakistan using drones and were linked to foreign-based gangster Gurdev Jaisal. The police are investigating the network's broader connections.
The Ferozepur Counter Intelligence (CI) on November 5 arrested a smuggler, Charanjeet Singh alias Channu, in connection with a case involving the recovery of 77.8 kg of heroin, from Bare Ke village in Ferozepur district. Investigations are ongoing to identify further links.
The Police on November 5 arrested two individuals, identified as Ajay Singh and Sahil, and seized 30 grams of heroin and a car from their possession near Abohar in Fazilka district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on November 4 recovered one packet of heroin weighing 550 grams from fields near Gulgarh village in Ajnala in Amritsar district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on November 4 recovered one packet of heroin weighing 540 grams from a field adjacent to Dhanoe Kalan village in Amritsar district.
The Gharinda police on November 4 arrested two drug peddlers, Ravinder Singh alias Kalari and Amit, and seized 1 kg of heroin along with a motorcycle from their possession near Bhakna Kalan village in Amritsar district.
The Ludhiana rural police on November 3 arrested a drug peddler, identified as Baljeet Singh alias Meeta, and seized 20 kg of poppy husk and INR 2.15 lakh drug money from his possession near Dakha village in Ludhiana district.
The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) staff of Punjab Police on November 3 arrested three smugglers, Harshdeep Singh Jassal, Sharma, and Gur Pratap Singh Sidhu and seized 60 grams of heroin and INR 50,000 in drug money from their possession near Khuian Sarwar in Fazilka district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on November 3 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 426 grams from fields near Wan village in Patti in Tarn Taran district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on November 2 recovered a drone from fields near Kamirpura village in Amritsar district. The recovered drone was a China-made DJI MAVIC 3 Classic model.
The Border Security Force (BSF), along with the Punjab Police in a joint operation on November 1 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 527 grams from fields near Narlie village in Tarn Taran district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on November 1 recovered one packet of heroin weighing 570 grams, along with a drone from fields near Pulmoran village in Amritsar district. The recovered drone was a DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on October 31 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 540 grams from fields near Dhanoe Kalan village in Amritsar district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on October 30 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 561 grams along with a drone from fields near Wan village in Tarn Taran district. The recovered drone was a China made DJI AIR 3 model.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in a joint operation with Punjab Police on October 30 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 547 grams along with a drone from fields near Wan village in Patti in Tarn Taran district. The recovered drone was a China made DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on October 30 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 700 grams from fields near Daoke village in Amritsar district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on October 29 arrested three unidentified persons involved in drug smuggling, and seized 530 grams of heroin along with two smart phones, a motorcycle and Indian currency from their possession near Roranwala Khurd village in Amritsar district. The arrested individuals have been handed over to local police for further investigation into their links with a Pakistan-based narco-syndicate.
Wahabwala police on October 29 arrested an individual identified as Naveen Kumar and seized 34 kg of poppy husk from his possession in Wahabwala village, Abohar, in Fazilka district.
Police on October 28 arrested Lovepreet Singh, an associate of Turkey-based drug smuggler Navpreet Singh alias Nav Bhullar, and seized 6 kg of heroin along with a Hyundai Aura car from his possession near Umranangal Morh village in Amritsar district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 28 recovered a plastic bottle containing 480 grams of heroin, along with a China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone, from fields near Roranwala Khurd village in Amritsar district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on October 26 recovered a packet of heroin weighing approximately 550 grams, along with a broken China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone, near Dhanoe Kalan village in Amritsar district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on October 26 recovered a packet of heroin weighing around 510 grams and a drone, near Roranwala Khurd village in Amritsar district. The recovered drone was a China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic model.
Police on October 26 arrested four individuals, identified as Gurbhej Singh, Lakhwinder Singh, Satinder Singh alias Kala, and Bharat alias Bhau, and seized 100 grams of heroin, 10 cartridges of 12 bore, and eight cartridges of 315 bore from their possession in Jalandhar district. The arrests are linked to cases of illegal arms possession, drug trafficking, and extortion, with authorities noting the group’s involvement in an active racket aimed at destabilizing law and order in the state. Gurbhej Singh is reportedly the chief of the Khalistani outfit Waris Punjab De (WPD) and serves as a personal gunman for jailed Khalistani preacher and MP Amritpal Singh.
The Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of the Punjab Police during an operation on October 26 arrested two associates of Turkey-based drug smuggler Navpreet Singh alias Nav Bhullar, identified as Navjot Singh and Lovepreet Kumar, and seized 105 kg of heroin, 31.93 kg of Caffeine Anhydrous, 17 kg of dextromethorphan (DMR), and six firearms, including five foreign-made pistols and one country-made pistol (desi katta) in Baba Bakala, Amritsar district. The operation was prompted by intelligence regarding Bhullar's Pakistan-backed smuggling racket, with drugs reportedly smuggled through the riverine belt along the Indo-Pak border. Further investigations are ongoing to trace the broader network involved in the cartel.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on October 25 arrested three unidentified persons and recovered 3.16 kg of heroin along with two pistols and an empty magazine from his possession near Naushera Dhalla village in Tarn Taran district.
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with Punjab Police on October 25 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 279.8 grams from near Wan village in Tarn Taran district.
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) and the Gurdaspur police in a joint operation on October 25 arrested notorious smuggler Avtar Singh Tari under the Preventive Detention of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, from Shahoor Kalan village in Kalanaur in Gurdaspur district.
Punjab Police on October 24 arrested two unidentified individuals following an encounter in the Diamond Avenue area of Amritsar. Gunshots were exchanged during the encounter, injuring one of the accused. The police revealed that the arrests were linked to an inter-gang rivalry incident involving gunfire on October 18-19, during which two pistols, including a Glock 9mm and a .32 bore pistol with 13 rounds, were seized. Two additional suspects from the same gang are still being pursued.
The Jalandhar Commissionerate Police, on October 23, busted an inter-state gang involved in opium smuggling by arresting Bablu and Akash Kumar and seizing 2 kg of opium from their possession near Bhagat Singh Colony in Jalandhar district.
Police on October 23 arrested former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Ferozepur (Rural), Satkar Kaur Gehri, and her nephew, Jaskeerat Singh, seizing 138 grams of heroin and INR 1.56 lakh in cash from their possession in Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district.
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Chandigarh Police on October 23 arrested a notorious drug peddler identified as Bala alias "drug queen," and seized 1.8 grams of heroin and INR 5 lakh in cash from him in Chandigarh. Bala, aged 62, has a lengthy criminal history spanning 32 years, involving 34 cases, with 17 convictions and 15 acquittals, including charges under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Amritsar City Police on October 23 arrested three drug peddlers, identified as Jagroop Singh, Jagjit Singh and Jashanpreet Singh and seized 2.15 kg of heroin from their possession in Chheharta Sahib in Amritsar district.
Ludhiana (Rural) Police on October 21 arrested a migrant labourer from Bihar, identified as Ram Parvesh Chaudhary, and seized 1 kg of marijuana (ganja) from his possession near Sarabha village in Ludhiana West, Ludhiana district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on October 21 recovered one packet heroin weighing 567 grams along with a drone, from near Kalia village in Tarn Taran district. The recovered drone was a China made DJI Air 3 model.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in coordination with Punjab Police, on October 21 arrested an unidentified individual and seized 530 grams of heroin along with a broken mobile phone from his possession near Kaholi village in Ajnala, Amritsar district. The accused is currently in police custody, undergoing interrogation to determine any potential links with Pakistan-based narco-smugglers.
Police on October 20 arrested a man, identified as Rinku and seized 130 grams of heroin and INR 17,000 in drug money from his possession in Ludhiana district. Rinku, who has a prior criminal record, had recently been released on bail in a drug smuggling case and had resumed his illegal activities.
The Ludhiana police on October 20 arrested a man identified as Navjot Singh alias Bablu and seized 220 grams of heroin from his possession, in Ludhiana in Ludhiana district. The police plan to seek his remand to further investigate the drug supply chain.
The Nakodar Sadar police arrested a drug peddler identified as Ismayal on October 19 and seized 110 intoxicating tablets from his possession in Nakodar Sadar, Jalandhar district.
Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) staff of Amritsar city police on October 19 arrested an individual identified as Akashdeep Singh alias Akash and seized 209 grams of heroin from his possession in Amritsar in Amristar district.
Pathankot Counter Intelligence and Gurdaspur Police, in a joint operation on October 18, arrested an unidentified drug smuggler linked to Pakistan-based operatives and seized 1.350 kg of heroin from his possession in Pathankot, Pathankot district.