Continuing its crackdown against the cross-border smuggling attempts, vigilant BSF troops on Tuesday recovered a Pakistani drone and two heroin consignments in two separate operations from the border areas of Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts.
The counter-intelligence (CI) unit of the Punjab Police on Tuesday busted an illegal weapon smuggling module with one arrest and recovered five illegal pistols.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops recovered three Pakistani drones along with 157 kilograms of heroin in multiple operations and apprehended one Indian narco-smuggler, an official said.
The suspects were travelling in a vehicle en route from Jammu to Udhampur when they were intercepted by police, leading to the recovery of the suspected narcotics.
Acting on specific intelligence, BSF personnel observed suspicious movement near the international border. On being challenged, the smugglers fled, abandoning the consignment on Indian soil.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday instructed the District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police of each district to visit their respective areas regularly every month, take prompt action in case of any deficiencies, and resolve the problems that arise, said a press statement
Bengaluru City police Commissioner B Dayanand in a statement said that an operation by the Anti-Narcotics Team resulted in the arrest of a suspect from Kerala who was found in possession of 3.5 kg of hydroponic ganja, Rs 26,06,500 in cash, and a mobile phone. The total value of the seized it
"Indian Coast Guard, in a joint operation with Gujarat ATS on the night of 12-13 Apr 25, seized 300 Kg narcotics worth Rs 1800 Cr off IMBL near Gujarat coast. On spotting ICG ship, smugglers dumped contraband & fled across IMBL. Consignment recovered at sea and handed to #ATS for furt
The operation was conducted simultaneously in all 28 police districts of the state on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav."