CROSS-BORDER DRUG SMUGGLING ATTEMPT FOILED IN FEROZEPUR; ONE HELD WITH 15.7KG HEROIN
— PROBE REVEALS DRUG NETWORK IS OPERATED BY AN ACCUSED CURRENTLY LODGED IN KAPURTHALA JAIL: DGP GAURAV YADAV
— FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS ARE ON; MORE ARRESTS AND RECOVERIES ARE LIKELY: SSP FEROZEPUR BHUPINDER SINGH
CHANDIGARH/FEROZEPUR, September 14 (WISHAVWARTA):- In a swift intelligence-led operation amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug free state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Ferozepur Police has dismantled a cross-border drug smuggling attempt with the arrest of an individual and recovered 15.7 kg heroin from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.
The arrested accused has been identified as Sonu Singh, a resident of Habibwala in Ferozepur. The accused has no criminal background.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the drug network is operated by an accused currently lodged in Kapurthala Jail, while the consignment was sent by Pakistan-based smugglers.
The DGP said that further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages in this case to expose the entire network.
Sharing operation details, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ferozepur Bhupinder Singh Sidhu said that the teams of CIA Ferozepur had received reliable input that suspect Sonu Singh had retrieved a heroin consignment and is on the way from village Palla Megha towards City Ferozepur. Acting swiftly, police teams under the supervision of SP (D) Ferozepur Manjeet Singh and DSP (D) Ferozepur Barjinder Singh launched an intelligence-led operation and arrested the accused at Naka deployed at village Dulchi Ke, he said.
The SSP said that further investigations are ongoing in this case. More arrests and recoveries are likely in coming days, he added.
In this regard, a case FIR no. 252 dated 13/9/2025 has been registered under section 21 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Sadar Ferozepur.
