Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/Faridkot, August 17-
Faridkot Police achieved a major breakthrough in combating cross-border narco smuggling with the arrest of a big fish drug smuggler identified as Gulab Singh, who is a key accused wanted in the 77kg heroin recovery case, said DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.
The development came about a year after SSOC Fazilka had busted two separate cross-border drug smuggling rackets with the arrest of four drug traffickers after recovering 77.8Kg heroin (41.8Kg+36Kg) and three pistols from their possession. The consignment had come via riverine route. Two separate cases were registered in this regard and the arrested accused was wanted by the Punjab Police in both the cases.
DGP said that the arrested accused had played a pivotal role in in delivery of 36kg of the contraband and maintaining connections with Pakistan-based smugglers. “His (Gulab Singh) arrest is poised to significantly disrupt the entire smuggling network and prevent future trafficking activities,” he said.
The DGP said that Gulab Singh’s arrest is a result of meticulous and professional investigation and sustained follow up of Backward linkages. Further financial investigations are underway to trace the money trail and freeze assets acquired through illicit drug proceeds, he added.
