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New Indian Express
18 hours ago
- New Indian Express
Punjab police bust international drug syndicate, arrest 9 suspects and seize 60 kg of heroin from them
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police in collaboration with the Border Security Force (BSF) and Rajasthan Police seized over 60 kg of heroin and arrested nine persons, thereby dismantling an international drug syndicate involved in trans-border drug trafficking which was being coordinated by Pakistan based smuggler Tanveer Shah and Canada based Indian origin smuggler Joban Kaler. The contraband was seized from near the Indo-Pak international border in Barmer of Rajasthan and the nine suspects, including a woman, were arrested from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Jammu and Kashmir during the interstate operation by Amritsar Police Commissionerate. Among the suspects, six have been identified as Gursahib Singh, Jashanpreet Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Parshotam Singh, Gagandeep Singh and Rajinder Kaur, all residents of Amritsar district. Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said that this racket was operated by Canada-based Indian smuggler Joban Kaler and notorious Pakistani drug smuggler Tanveer Shah. "In a massive crackdown, Amritsar Police Commissionerate, with the support of the BSF and Rajasthan Police, dismantled a major international drug cartel operated by Pakistan-based smuggler Tanveer Shah and Canada-based handler Joban Kaler, recovering a huge consignment of 60.302 kg heroin near the International Border in Barmer, Rajasthan,' said Yadav wrote on X. Yadav further added that among those arrested were smugglers and hawala racketeers, and further investigation is underway to expose the entire network's backward and forward links. More arrests are likely during the course of the investigation.
Indian Express
19 hours ago
- Indian Express
9 arrested, 60 kg of heroin seized from gang led by Pak-based smuggler: Punjab Police
A joint operation conducted by the Punjab Police, Border Security Force (BSF) and Rajasthan Police recovered 60 kg of heroin from a gang in Rajasthan's Barmer with Pakistani and Canadian links, the Punjab police said. Nine people have been arrested in connection with the seizure. Gaurav Yadav, Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, said on Monday that the gang was led by Pakistan-based smuggler Tanveer Shah and Canada-based Joban Kaler. 'A big network of smugglers and hawala operators has been busted,' the DGP said. In a massive crackdown, #Amritsar Commissionerate Police, with the support of #BSF and #Rajasthan Police, dismantles a major international drug cartel operated by #Pak-based smuggler Tanveer Shah and #Canada based handler Joban Kaler and recovers a huge consignment of 60.302 Kg… — DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) June 30, 2025 Taking to X, Yadav stated that they recovered 'a huge consignment of 60.302 Kg Heroin from near the International Border in Barmer, Rajasthan'. He added that raids are taking place in Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and Jammu and Kashmir in connection with this seizure and more cross-linkages will be known soon. As part of its ongoing war on drugs, the Punjab police on Sunday arrested 114 drug smugglers and recovered 4.1 kg of heroin and Rs 9.6 lakh in cash from them. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached 19,735 in just four months. The operation was conducted simultaneously in all 28 police districts of the state on the DGP's directions. Divulging details, Arpit Shukla, Special DGP, Law and Order, informed that over 180 police teams, comprising over 1,100 police personnel, conducted the raids under the supervision of 85 gazetted officers at 367 locations across Punjab, leading to the registration of 77 first information reports (FIRs). Police teams also carried out searches on 399 people during the day-long operation, he added. Meanwhile, police teams conducted checking at 332 pharmaceutical shops in six districts, including the Jalandhar Commissionerate, Hoshiarpur, SBS Nagar, Jalandhar Rural, Kapurthala, and Rupnagar to ensure that the outlets are not selling intoxicant tablets or any other habit-forming drugs, and are adhering to the prescribed norms and regulations pertaining to the sale of medicines.
