CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR: In a major blow to trans-border smuggling amidst the ongoing ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ campaign launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Rural Police has recovered 23 Kg Heroin consignment from village Devi Daspura in Jandiala.
Divulging details, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Wednesday, said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the consignment is linked to a smuggling network operated by USA-based smuggler Jasmit Singh alias Lucky.
In this case, accused Sahilpreet Singh alias Karan of village Devi Daspura, who retrieved the consignment, has been nominated, he said, while adding that multiple police teams are actively working to arrest him.
The DGP said that further investigations are underway to trace both backward and forward linkages in the smuggling network.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Border Range Satinder Singh accompanied by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amritsar Rural Maninder Singh, while addressing a press conference said that Police teams at Naka Bandi received a reliable input that accused Sahilpreet Singh alias Karan has retrieved a consignment of heroin from across the border.
Acting swiftly, teams from Police Station Jandiala launched an intelligence operation and recovered 23 packets of heroin, weighing 1 kg each, kept in a jute bag from a pinpointed location in village Devi Daspura, he said.
He said that probe revealed that accused Sahilpreet was in directly touch with USA-based smuggler Jasmit Singh alias Lucky, who arranged the consignment. According to the information, Jasmit Singh alias Lucky has a criminal background and cases pertaining to Arms Act and Attempt to Murder registered against him.
The DIG said that police teams are on manhunt to nab the accused Sahilpreet alias Karan. In this regard, a case FIR 32 dated 4/3/2025 has been registered under section 21C of the NDPS act at Police Station Jandiala in Amritsar Rural.