BSF and Punjab police apprehend suspected drug smuggler; recover heroin packets

In a joint operation conducted by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police, one suspected individual was apprehended and two packets of contraband, suspected to be heroin, were recovered near Daoke village in Punjab's Amritsar on Tuesday.

"In the meantime, the depth deployed party of BSF and Punjab Police near Vill-Daoke, suspected movement of two persons was observed. Suspects, after noticing the troops, tried to escape, however, troops chased and managed to apprehend one of them," BSF stated in a release."On the basis of revelations by the apprehended, two packets of narcotics, suspected to be heroin (Gross weight - appx 700 gms), were recovered from the farming fields of village Daoke," they added.

This operation comes on the heels of a significant bust on September 24, where a joint operation between Gurdaspur Police and Border Security Force led to the arrest of two drug peddlers. They were found in possession of 12 kilograms of heroin and Rs 19.3 lakh in drug money. Punjab police revealed that the drugs were transported from Pakistan using drones.

Punjab Police Chief, Gaurav Yadav, hailed this crackdown as "a big blow to the trans-border narcotic network." He further detailed the operation, stating, "Big Blow to Trans-Border narcotic network: Gurdaspur Police and BSF, in a joint operation, have seized 12 Kg Heroin along with Rs 19.3 Lac drug money from 2 smugglers. Drones were used to transport drugs from #Pakistan," in a post on the micro-blogging site X.

An FIR has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act), and an investigation is currently underway to establish both backward and forward linkages, according to the police chief.