The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday detained several suspects during a massive multi-state crackdown at 53 locations on the terrorists-gangsters-drug smugglers' nexus, connected with ‘listed terrorist’ Arsh Dalla and many dreaded gangsters.
In a joint operation Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police, on Tuesday afternoon apprehended one suspected person and recovered two packets of narcotics suspected heroin near Daoke village in Punjab’s Amritsar.
A total of 133 habitual drug smugglers have been identified under different police stations in Dehradun following the instruction of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dehradun, Ajay Singh.
Special DGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla said that all the Commissioners of Police (CPs) and Superintendents of police (SSPs) were directed to depute adequate number of police parties to conduct these raids and meticulously check the whereabouts of these associates to make this operati
"Under the Drug-Free Devbhoomi 2025 campaign of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Dehradun police has taken action against drug smugglers in various police stations," Ajay Singh, SSP Dehradun told ANI.
NIA investigations in the case showed that the narco-terror network being promoted by Hakimzada and Ph.D. was widespread and involved drug smugglers terror operatives and Hawala operatives based in Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi.
"54 drug smugglers have been booked under the PIT- NDPS Act and PSA in the Baramulla district. These hard-core drug peddlers were operating in Uri, Pattan, Baramulla, Kreeri and Tangmarg sub-divisions," said Jammu and Kashmir police.
The official added that the accused was wanted in multiple cases of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS)Act, and his two accomplices have already been arrested by the SSOC Amritsar after recovering 14kg of heroin from their possession.
Following a vigorous follow-up investigation in a 6-kg heroin recovery case, Punjab Police on Saturday recovered an additional chunk of 4 kg heroin concealed beneath the road in a village of Bute Dian Chhana in Mehatpur, Jalandhar.
According to the statement, on 27 June 2023, Baramulla Police led by Inspr. Sarjan Ahmad, SHO PS Pattan attached an under-construction house on land measuring 10 marlas at Main Mohalla Pattan belonging to a drug smuggler named Barkat Ali Main after obtaining legal sanction from competent aut