Punjab Police busted a major narco-gangster module at Attari border and arrested three people.
The arrested have been identified as Gurpreet Singh, Sukhdev Singh and Sarabjit Singh. They have allegedly been linked to a recent haul of 532 kg of drugs.
The police also seized a 12 bore double-barrel rifle, a 32 bore Beretta pistol, two 32 bore pistols, a 12 bore pistol and a 315 bore pistol, along with two live rounds of 315 bore and two live rounds of 32 bore from the trio. The arrested have been booked under Section 27 of NDPS Act; Sections 25, 54, 59 of Arms Act; Sections 188, 269, 270, 506 of IPC; and 51B of Disaster Management Act.
According to DGP Dinkar Gupta, it was revealed during the interrogation that Gurpreet Singh has been in touch with many noted arms and drug dealers and gangsters. He was in touch with Shubham, a Batala-based gangster, and supplied weapons to his associates in Tarn Taran and Ferozepur areas. Besides, he was also in contact with the key accused of the 532 kg heroin Attari drug haul case.
The gang was actively involved in supply of weapons in Harike, Patti and Bhikhiwind areas of Tarn Taran, near Indo-Pak border.
“Gurpreet Singh has repeatedly procured heroin consignments from these smugglers. Forensic and technical analysis of the mobile devices of Gurpreet Singh and his associates were being conducted,” revealed an investigating official.
Meanwhile, DGP Gupta said ever since the imposing of curfew on March 22, 15.802 kg heroin had been recovered in the border district Tarn Taran.
Further, the district police had been rigorously pursuing cases of freezing and forfeiture of illegally acquired properties of major drug smugglers, under provisions of NDPS Act.
Gupta said properties of 12 drug smugglers worth around Rs 6.22 crore had been frozen by the district police since the imposition of curfew in the state. Besides, 11 new cases of freezing of property, worth around Rs 17.42 crore, had been recently prepared and sent to the competent authority, while seven new cases worth around Rs 5 crore would be sent during this week.
As many as 51 properties of drug smugglers, worth around Rs 54.46 crore, have been frozen by the police in the past nine months.
