PUNJAB POLICE IN JOINT OPS WITH BSF BUSTS CROSS-BORDER SMUGGLING MODULE; THREE HELD WITH 24.5KG HEROIN, ₹21L DRUG MONEY AND MULTI-COPTER DRONE
— FOLLOWING DEEP TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION, BSF AND POLICE TEAMS SUCCESSFULLY DISMANTLED THIS PAK-LINKED CROSS-BORDER NETWORK: DGP GAURAV YADAV
— ACCUSED JAGJIT RANA RECENTLY PURCHASED PROPERTIES IN POSH LOCALITIES USING DRUG MONEY AND WAS ALSO FOND OF CARS: SP ANTF GURPREET SINGH
CHANDIGARH, March 22 (WISHAVWARTA);- In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug free state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police’s Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) in a joint operation with Border Security Force (BSF), has busted a Pak-backed cross-border smuggling module with the arrest of three masterminds and recovered 24.5 kg heroin and ₹21 lakh drug money from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.
Those arrested have been identified as Jagjit Singh alias Rana, a resident of village Noorwal in Amritsar, Manpreet Singh alias Preet, a resident of village Aulakh Khurd in Amritsar and Roshan Singh, a resident of village Dhupsari in Amritsar.
Apart from recovering heroin and drug money, BSF and police teams have also impounded multi-copter drone, which was used by Pak-based smugglers to deliver the consignment from across the border, and two cars including SUV Mahindra Thar being used to deliver the narcotics.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigations have revealed direct links of arrested accused with Pakistan-based handlers. Following a deep technical investigation, police teams have successfully dismantled this Pakistan-linked cross-border network.
The DGP said that further investigation is ongoing to establish forward and backward linkages in this case, he said.
Sharing more details, Superintendent of Police (SP) ANTF Gurpreet Singh said that the operation was conducted in two stages, as initially 12.1 kg of heroin along with a multi-copter drone was recovered. After forensic analysis of Drone, including its technical data, latitude-longitude and tower dump analysis, has led to a further seizure of 12.4 kg heroin from the house of Manpreet Singh, bringing the total recovery to 24.5 kg of heroin, he said.
The SP said that accused Jagjit Rana has recently purchased properties in posh localities using drug money and was also fond of cars. More arrests and recoveries are expected in this case as investigation progress, he said.
In this regard, a case FIR no. 43, dated March 2, 2026, has been registered under sections 21(c) and 23 of the NDPS Act and sections 25, 26 and 29 of the Aircraft Act at Police Station ANTF SAS Nagar.
