HEROIN SEIZED: Consignment of Rs.60 crore recovered

Ferozeur, November 7, 2012: In joint operation of police and counter intelligence wing Jalandhar, a consignment of heroin having value in the international market of Rs.60 crore have been recovered.

Giving this information, Varinder Pal Singh, SSP, Ferozepur said, “On getting a tip-off that heroin consignment is being passed on India through Indo-Pak border, a naka was laid at village Wahke Wala on Tuesday evening and today morning at 5 a.m. got success in nabbing the smugglers in a joint operation of CIA staff police team headed by Gurbhej Singh and Counter Intelligence (CI) Wing Jalandhar, under the supervision of Raghbir Singh Sandhu, SP (Detective)”.

He further said, on having authentic evidence of receipt of heroin consignment, the joint team got success in the wee hours at 5 a.m. on Wednesday when a red colour Bajaj CT-100 motor cycle bearing No.PB-05-L-1927 was signaled to stop, he tried to flee away by moving backward but with the activeness of police team managed to arrest two persons, who disclosed their names during preliminary investigation as Suchha Singh, resident of village Palla Megha presently residing at Bedi Colony, Ferozepur City and Angrej Sngh of Jhughe Kishore Singh Wale falling under Sadar and Mamdot police stations, respectively. The person who managed to escape has been identified as Bohar Singh son of Dalip Singh of Wahke Wala (Mamdot).

During the search operation, 12 packets of heroin weighing 1 Kg each having value of Rs.60 crore in the international market were recovered from Burji village in Mamdot area.  The consignment has been passed on to the Indian side through the pipe over the fencing and a case has been registered under No.124 under sections 21, 25, 29, 61 and 85 of NDPS Act at Mamdot police station, SSP added.  

SSP further stated, during investigation it has come on surface that the keyman in taking delivery of the consignment is Suchha Singh against whom number of cases have been registered on account of recovery heroin and foreign made arms.  Suchha Singh had also disclosed that in the past, he had been Pakistan number of times and this consignment of heroin was to be received on Tuesday night from Pakistan which was to be passed on to smugglers. However, it has come to notice that for delivery of these packets, they are paid Rs.10,000 to Rs.20,000 per packet.

The police are further investigating as to whom this heroin consignment was to be passed on as the arrested persons were working only as couriers. 

In reply to the question, SSP stated, during the festival season, the delivery of heroin are expected.  There are two types of consumption, one is locally available and consumed locally whereas the consignments received at the international border through the smugglers are passed on to metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai etc.

To another question, SSP said, this time a new out-put has come to light that Indian SIM are operating in Pakistan and while working on this theory, the target of the police is to track the persons, who were to take further delivery of consignment. 

More clues are expected during the investigation which would help to reach the smugglers. BSF authorities have also been informed and would also be associated in future enquiry.