KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR
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Police on July 22 arrested a person identified as Bhinderpal and seized an envelope containing 5 grams of heroin from his possession in Lehal Kalan village in Sangrur district.
The anti-narcotics cell of the Punjab Police and the Border Security Force (BSF) on July 20 arrested four individuals identified as Jaswinder Singh alias Sonu, Amanpreet Singh, Gurjit Singh, and Gurwinder Singh, and seized 1.5 kg of heroin along with INR 8 lakh in drug money and a tractor and trailer from their possession near Abha Library in Abohar, Fazilka district.
Police on July 20 announced the arrest of three individuals, including a woman drug peddler identified as Daljit Kaur, along with Gurbax, alias Lala, and Arshdeep Singh, and the seizure of 1 kg of ICE (methamphetamine), 2.45 kg of heroin, and 520 grams of precursor pseudoephedrine in Amritsar, Amritsar district. The police revealed that Daljit was arrested on July 16 with 50 grams of heroin, and based on her disclosure, Arshdeep Singh was arrested with 200 grams of heroin, and Gurbax, the kingpin of the racket, was arrested with 1 kg of ICE, over 2 kg of heroin, and 520 grams of precursor pseudoephedrine. Gurbax, who has five criminal cases against him and was out on bail since March 2024, was involved in sourcing precursor chemicals and manufacturing synthetic drugs.
The Punjab Police's Special Task Force (STF) arrested a constable of Punjab Police, Gurmeet Singh, and a woman, Navdeep Kaur, and seized 440 grams of heroin from their possession in Mauli Baidwan village in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district. Both suspects were produced in court on July 18 and remanded to four-day police custody.
The Special Task Force (STF) of Punjab Police on July 17 arrested two individuals, identified as Navdeep Kaur and Gurinder Singh alias Sally, and seized 440 grams of heroin and a car from their possession in Mohali, Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAAS) Nagar district. Investigations revealed that Navdeep obtained the drugs from Gagandeep and Sandeep. Gagandeep was arrested on July 20 with 1.5 kg of heroin. Other involved individuals include Gurvinder Singh, Randeep Kaur, her husband Sohan Lal, Constable Gurmeet Singh, and Gulshan and Lovepreet Singh, who were found in possession of 30 grams of heroin. Further investigation is ongoing to unravel the full network.
Police on July 17 busted a Pakistan-backed drug smuggling racket, arresting two individuals identified as Gurmukh Singh and Jagwant Singh along with 7 kg of heroin, four 9mm Glock pistols, one .32 bore pistol, five live cartridges, five magazines, and a car at a checkpoint near Muhawa village in Amritsar district. The accused were allegedly in contact with Pakistan-based operators and were smuggling weapons and drugs into the state via drones. Investigations are ongoing to uncover the network's connections and identify others involved.
Punjab Police on July 17 arrested one person, identified as Rajinder Singh and seized 60 grams of heroin along with a.32-bore pistol along with two live cartridges in Burj Rai Ke village in Ajnala in Amritsar.
The police on July 16 arrested two individuals, identified as Jaswinder Singh and Aman Kaur, and seized 70 banned tablets from their possession near Bhundarhi village in Jagraon, Ludhiana district.
The police on July 16 arrested two individuals, identified as Naseeb Singh and Kuldeep Singh, and seized 45 banned tablets from their possession near the civil hospital in Raikot, Ludhiana district.
The police on July 16 arrested one individual, identified as Harpreet Singh, and seized four grams of heroin from his possession in Basian village, Raikot, Ludhiana district.
The police on July 16 arrested two individuals, identified as Jaspreet Singh and Harjinder Singh, and seized two grams of heroin from their possession near Ratipur village in Samrala, Ludhiana district.
The police on July 16 arrested one individual identified as Saif Ali and seized 1.4 kg of opium from his possession in Khanna, Ludhiana district.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on July 16 recovered two packets of heroin weighing 1.06 kg, along with three pairs of slippers, one dah (sharp-edged machete), a water bottle, and a gamcha (thin cotton towel), from the outskirts of Mahawa village in Amritsar district.
The Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of Bathinda Police on July 15 arrested drug smuggler Sandeep Singh alias Kaka and seized 4,100 kg of poppy husk in 210 bags from a container truck originating from Madhya Pradesh (MP), in Bathinda in Bathinda district. The Police revealed that the seized consignment was destined for Jalandhar, Moga, and Ferozepur districts in Punjab.
Police on July 14 arrested a drug peddler identified as Manpreet Kumar alias Manna on charges of selling intoxicant tablets and seized 45 such tablets from his possession near Joshian Mohalla near Phagwara in Kapurthala district.
Police on July 14 arrested three drug peddlers identified as Balwinder Singh alias Bohra, Baljit Singh alias Kala, and Ashok Singh alias Goshi and seized one kg of heroin, a bike, and three mobile phones from their possession near the T-point on Bahmniwala road in Jalalabad, Fazilka district.
The police on July 13 arrested an unidentified person and seized 1.5 kg of opium from his possession near Moonak grain market in Sangrur district.
The Police on July 13 arrested one unidentified woman and seized 10 grams of heroin from her possession in Sunam in Sangrur district.
The Police on July 13 arrested one unidentified woman and seized 100 intoxicant pills from her possession, in Dhuri in Sangrur district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on July 13 recovered a packet containing 2.3 kg of heroin from a field near Rattar Chattar village in Gurdaspur district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on July 11 recovered one pistol body (without upper slide and barrel), one empty pistol magazine, and less than 1 gram of heroin in farming fields near Mastgarh village in Tarn Taran district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on July 11 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 570 grams from farming fields near Kilche village in Ferozepur district.
Police on July 11 arrested the brother of radical Khalistani preacher and chief of Waris Punjab De (WPD), currently jailed Member of Parliament Amritpal Singh, identified as Harpreet Singh alias Happy, along with Harpreet’s aide Lovepreet Singh and drug supplier Sandeep Arora and seized 4 grams of ice (methamphetamine), two lighters, a digital weighing scale, three mobile phones, a half-burnt Rs 20 note, and a silver paper from their possession near Phillaur in Jalandhar district. A First Information Report (FIR) under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against them. Police reported that Harpreet admitted to consuming drugs for three years, and a medical examination confirmed the presence of multiple drugs in their systems. They have been sent to judicial custody for 14 days.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops intercepted and neutralized a drone on July 10, recovering both the drone and a packet containing 566 grams of heroin in Kalash village in Tarn Taran district. The recovered drone was a China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic.
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with Punjab Police on July 9, recovered one drone and a packet of heroin weighing 550 grams from farming fields near Kalia village in Tarn Taran district.
The police on July 7 arrested three individuals, including a woman, identified as Kuldeep Singh, Harpal Singh alias Kala, and Paramjit Kaur, and seized 1 kg of heroin along with INR 7 lakh in drug money from their possession in Zira, Ferozepur district.
Border Security Forces (BSF) troops on July 7 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 250 grams on the outskirts of Rorawala village in Amritsar district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops recovered a packet of heroin weighing 480 grams from fields near Wazirpur Afgana village in Gurdaspur district on July 6.
The police on July 6 arrested one person, identified as Aniket and seized 6 grams of heroin from his possession, in Sangrur in Sangrur district.
The police on July 6 arrested one person, identified as Jarnail and seized 20 kg of poppy husk from his possession, in Sangrur in Sangrur district.
The police on July 6 arrested one person, identified as Sahil and seized 10 strips of intoxicant pills from his possession, in Sangrur in Sangrur district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops and Punjab Police on July 4 recovered a packet of heroin weighing 550 grams from fields near Roranwala Khurd village in Amritsar district. The heroin was wrapped in yellow adhesive tape, and a metal ring along with an illuminating strip was found attached to the packet, indicating it had been dropped by a drone.
Amritsar Rural Police on July 3 arrested a drug peddler identified as Jatin Singh and seized 2.5 kg of heroin from his possession near Maude village in Amritsar district. During the investigation, two more suspects, Sajan Singh and Daler Singh, were identified, and raids are underway to arrest them.
The Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of the police, on July 2, arrested three drug smugglers identified as Rasal Singh, Jaskaran Singh, and Amritpal Singh, and seized 5 kg of heroin from their possession in Amritsar district. The suspects were allegedly in direct contact with Pakistan-based drug smugglers, having retrieved the consignment via drone.
The Amritsar Commissionerate Police on July 2 busted a trans-border narcotic smuggling network and arrested a drug smuggler identified as Lakhwinder Singh alias Lakha, seizing 5 kg of heroin and a motorcycle from his possession near Amritsar in Amritsar district. Acting on reliable inputs, police teams arrested him while he was en route from Khemkaran to deliver the consignment in Amritsar. Lakha was in direct contact with a Pakistan-based drug smuggler named Ali and was actively involved in drug trafficking, using drones to transport drug consignments from Pakistan.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on July 1 recovered a large packet containing 2.320 kg of heroin near the garbage dump of Kalsian village in Tarn Taran district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on July 1 recovered a packet wrapped in white cloth containing 545 grams of heroin on the outskirts of Kalsian village in Tarn Taran district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on June 29 recovered 560 grams of heroin from fields outside Mahawa village in Amritsar district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops on June 29 recovered 5.570 kg of heroin, dropped by a Pakistani drone, near Kakkar village in Ajnala in Amritsar district.
Punjab Police on June 29 arrested two drug peddlers identified as Gurbhej Singh and Jaskaran Singh, and seized 6 kg of heroin along with three pistols, including a 9 mm Glock pistol and two .32 bore calibre pistols, from their possession near Bachiwind village in Ajnala, Amritsar district. The police stated that the arrested individuals were directly in touch with Pakistan-based smugglers who were supplying drugs across the state via drones.
Punjab Police on June 29 arrested four drug peddlers identified as a father-son duo – Balbir Singh and Akashdeep Singh, along with Philpus and Jobanjit Singh, and seized 2 kg of heroin, INR 30,000 in drug money, along with a scooter and a motorcycle from their possession near Nupur village in Ajnala, Amritsar district. The police stated that the arrested individuals were directly in touch with Pakistan-based smugglers who were supplying drugs across the state via drones.
The Jalandhar rural police on June 29 busted an interstate illegal arms supply gang and arrested two operatives identified as Sukhyad Singh alias Yaad and Jugraj Singh, seizing 66 kg of opium along with a car from their possession near Sappan Wali village in Abohar, Fazilka district.
Punjab Police on June 28 busted a cross-border drug cartel operating in the border belt and arrested two individuals identified as Bachitar Singh and Sunny and seized 8.2 kg of heroin, INR 95,000 in drug money, and a Swift car from their possession in Amritsar district. Police stated that the drugs were smuggled via drones by Pakistan-based smugglers. Financial investigations are underway to freeze their assets and uncover the broader network of suppliers and buyers involved.
Punjab Police on June 28 busted a cross-border drug cartel operating in the border belt and arrested Amandeep Singh and seized 1 kg of heroin and a Volkswagen Vento car at a checkpoint at Ranjit Avenue Bypass in Amritsar district.
Mohali police on June 27 arrested three youths identified as Harvinder Singh, Ajvinder Singh alias Nag, and Santokh Singh, and seized 67 grams of heroin from their possession near Kumbhara village in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (SAS) district.
Fazilka police on June 27 arrested two persons identified as Sukhyad Singh alias Yaad and Jugraj Singh, and seized 66 kg of opium from their possession at a checkpoint near Dalmeer Khera village in Fazilka district. The police stated that they were smuggling the opium from Jharkhand, and their accomplice, Tarsem Singh, has been identified. The accused have been booked under Sections 18, 27(A), and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in a joint operation with Punjab Police on June 26, recovered a packet of heroin weighing 580 grams along with a drone near Kalia village in Tarn Taran district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops, in a joint operation with Punjab Police on June 26, recovered a packet containing 540 grams of heroin wrapped in yellow adhesive tape, along with a metal loop and an illuminating strip attached, near Noorwala village in Tarn Taran district.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops conducted a search operation on June 26 and recovered a drone along with 510 grams of heroin in a packet tied to it, from fields near Barreke village in Ferozepur district.
The police on June 24 arrested two drug smugglers identified as Jagannath Singh and Raj Kumar and seized INR 27.10 lakh along with a car from their possession in Amritsar, Amritsar district. The duo was reportedly in contact with Pakistan-based handlers since February and involved in exporting furnishings and agricultural produce. This arrest is part of a broader operation that began on June 20, leading to the capture of 10 individuals, the seizure of 4 kg of heroin, INR 29.17 lakh in drug and hawala money, two pistols, 45 bullets, and eight vehicles.