In a significant crackdown on cross-border narcotics smuggling, the Amritsar Rural Police have seized a massive consignment of five kilograms of heroin in two separate instances. The operations, which led to the arrest of one individual, underscore the persistent challenge of drug trafficking along the sensitive border region.
Major Haul Near Chheharta
The first and larger seizure occurred on a Tuesday near the Chheharta area, under the jurisdiction of the Chheharta police station. Acting on specific intelligence, a police team intercepted a suspicious vehicle. A thorough search of the car yielded a hefty four kilograms of the banned narcotic substance, heroin. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Fatehgarh Churian, was immediately taken into custody. Authorities have registered a case against him under the stringent Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Second Consignment Recovered from Fields
In a connected follow-up action based on information gleaned from the initial arrest, police teams conducted extensive searches in the border areas of Amritsar. Their efforts bore fruit in the village of Roranwala Kalan. There, hidden in agricultural fields, officials discovered and recovered an additional one kilogram packet of heroin. This secondary find brought the total contraband seized within a short span to five kilograms, highlighting the scale of the smuggling network attempting to operate in the region.
Ongoing Investigations and Border Vigilance
The Amritsar police have launched a comprehensive investigation to unravel the entire supply chain. Investigators are probing the origins of the seized heroin, its intended destination, and potential links to larger interstate or international smuggling syndicates. The modus operandi of hiding drugs in fields near the border is a known tactic used by traffickers to avoid direct confrontation at checkpoints, later retrieving the stash for distribution.
This double seizure is part of the ongoing and intensified vigil by the Punjab Police along the state's extensive border with Pakistan, a known route for the influx of narcotics and arms. Senior police officials have emphasized that such operations will continue relentlessly to choke the flow of drugs into Punjab and other parts of India. The arrest and seizures are expected to deal a significant blow to the local operations of the narcotics network involved.
The successful operations demonstrate the effectiveness of actionable intelligence and coordinated ground efforts. The police have urged the public to continue providing confidential information about drug-related activities, reaffirming their commitment to making Punjab drug-free. The value of the seized heroin in the international illicit market is estimated to be several crores of rupees, marking a major financial setback for the traffickers.
