CHANDIGARH, JUNE 29
In a 10-day operation launched by the Punjab Police, a major national/international drug smuggling network has been broken. On June 27, one kingpin of this smuggling racket – Amandeep Singh R/o Kot Dharam Chand, District Tarn Taran was arrested. 11 kg heroin was seized from him. Also, one Alto vehicle and a mobile with Pakistani SIM card were recovered.
Disclosing this here today, Mr. Dinkar Gupta, ADGP/Law & Order said that today in furtherance of the ongoing operation, the District Tarn Taran Police intercepted and arrested the following top smugglers namely Hardeep Singh @ Perry R/o 1048, New Partap Nagar, Amritsar, Heera Singh R/o Muradpura, City Tarn Taran and Gurbinder Singh @ Binder R/o Mallian, District Tarn Taran, Buta Singh R/o Dholan, Tarn Taran. These 4 smugglers were in 2 vehicles, a Duster and a Bolero. 16 Kg heroin and one Chinese .30 Pistol were seized from them. They were intercepted by a police party of District Tarn Taran at Kapurthala Chowk, Goindwal Sahib.
The ADGP/Law & Order said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the seized heroin (27 kg) originated from two Lahore based smugglers, ‘Kalu Chairman’ and ‘Nasir’. The heroin was pushed across the border from Muzzafarabad (J & K) and was to be taken initially to Jaisalmer where the Pakistani smugglers (Kalu Chairman and Nasir) had arranged that the heroin be delivered to one smuggler ‘Kheru’ R/o Jaisalmer and his associates based in Rajasthan.
He said that Hardeep Singh @ Perry’s father, Paramjit Singh, was a convict in a narcotics case and was presently lodged in Burail Jail, Chandigarh. Along with Paramjit Singh one Festus Benson, a Burundi national, was also undergoing sentence in the same narcotics case. Hardeep Singh @ Perry used to meet his father Paramjit Singh and the Burundi national Festus in Burail Jail. Through them his contact was established with one Samuan (also a Burundi national), who was a relative of Festus. Samuan was in India earlier but about 3 months back had gone back to Burundi. This group of smugglers had established contact with Samuan in order to further send this consignment of 27 kg heroin in the international market.
He further said that one Parkash Singh Bhatia @ Sunny R/o Katra Jaimal Singh, Amritsar has been arrested today. He was the hawala dealer for this group of smugglers. The arrangement was that Samuan R/o Burundi used to make payment through dollars for drugs received to Gurbaksh Singh Bhatia who in turn would give the same amount in Rupees to this group of smugglers. Half kg of heroin which had been earlier left by this group of smugglers with him for ‘safe keeping’ has been seized.
The ADGP/Law & Order said that Police parties have been despatched to Rajasthan, J & K and Delhi for further and related investigations.Operations against organised smuggling networks being carried out by the field formations are being coordinated by the Intelligence Wing of the Punjab Police.
Meanwhile, the DGP Punjab has promoted six officials of the Tarn Taran Police and ASI Ajaib Singh has been awarded DGP’s Commendation Disc.
After the crackdown to completely break the supply line to the consumers, there is no availability of drugs in the streets. Resultantly, former consumers are going to de-addiction centres for treatment. Till June 28, more than 70 thousand former drug consumers have availed of the free de-addiction facilities provided by the government.
About 18000 of such former consumers have been motivated, mobilised and sent to the de-addiction centres by the officers of the Punjab Police who are touring every village of the State for this purpose.
The Punjab Police is launching a campaign for rehabilitation of the former consumers w.e.f. 05.07.2014. Gazetted officers have been deputed to visit every village of the State and in consultation with the village Panchayats and elders, work out proper rehabilitation programme on the grass root level which would include exercise, sports and other measures and activities to keep them occupied so that they do not attempt any relapse. Non-availability of the intoxicants in the streets shall be ensured.
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In a 10-day operation launched by the Punjab Police, a major national/international drug smuggling network has been broken. On June 27, one kingpin of this smuggling racket – Amandeep Singh R/o Kot Dharam Chand, District Tarn Taran was arrested. 11 kg heroin was seized from him. Also, one Alto vehicle and a mobile with Pakistani SIM card were recovered.
Disclosing this here today, Mr. Dinkar Gupta, ADGP/Law & Order said that today in furtherance of the ongoing operation, the District Tarn Taran Police intercepted and arrested the following top smugglers namely Hardeep Singh @ Perry R/o 1048, New Partap Nagar, Amritsar, Heera Singh R/o Muradpura, City Tarn Taran and Gurbinder Singh @ Binder R/o Mallian, District Tarn Taran, Buta Singh R/o Dholan, Tarn Taran. These 4 smugglers were in 2 vehicles, a Duster and a Bolero. 16 Kg heroin and one Chinese .30 Pistol were seized from them. They were intercepted by a police party of District Tarn Taran at Kapurthala Chowk, Goindwal Sahib.
The ADGP/Law & Order said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the seized heroin (27 kg) originated from two Lahore based smugglers, ‘Kalu Chairman’ and ‘Nasir’. The heroin was pushed across the border from Muzzafarabad (J & K) and was to be taken initially to Jaisalmer where the Pakistani smugglers (Kalu Chairman and Nasir) had arranged that the heroin be delivered to one smuggler ‘Kheru’ R/o Jaisalmer and his associates based in Rajasthan.
He said that Hardeep Singh @ Perry’s father, Paramjit Singh, was a convict in a narcotics case and was presently lodged in Burail Jail, Chandigarh. Along with Paramjit Singh one Festus Benson, a Burundi national, was also undergoing sentence in the same narcotics case. Hardeep Singh @ Perry used to meet his father Paramjit Singh and the Burundi national Festus in Burail Jail. Through them his contact was established with one Samuan (also a Burundi national), who was a relative of Festus. Samuan was in India earlier but about 3 months back had gone back to Burundi. This group of smugglers had established contact with Samuan in order to further send this consignment of 27 kg heroin in the international market.
He further said that one Parkash Singh Bhatia @ Sunny R/o Katra Jaimal Singh, Amritsar has been arrested today. He was the hawala dealer for this group of smugglers. The arrangement was that Samuan R/o Burundi used to make payment through dollars for drugs received to Gurbaksh Singh Bhatia who in turn would give the same amount in Rupees to this group of smugglers. Half kg of heroin which had been earlier left by this group of smugglers with him for ‘safe keeping’ has been seized.
The ADGP/Law & Order said that Police parties have been despatched to Rajasthan, J & K and Delhi for further and related investigations.Operations against organised smuggling networks being carried out by the field formations are being coordinated by the Intelligence Wing of the Punjab Police.
Meanwhile, the DGP Punjab has promoted six officials of the Tarn Taran Police and ASI Ajaib Singh has been awarded DGP’s Commendation Disc.
After the crackdown to completely break the supply line to the consumers, there is no availability of drugs in the streets. Resultantly, former consumers are going to de-addiction centres for treatment. Till June 28, more than 70 thousand former drug consumers have availed of the free de-addiction facilities provided by the government.
About 18000 of such former consumers have been motivated, mobilised and sent to the de-addiction centres by the officers of the Punjab Police who are touring every village of the State for this purpose.
The Punjab Police is launching a campaign for rehabilitation of the former consumers w.e.f. 05.07.2014. Gazetted officers have been deputed to visit every village of the State and in consultation with the village Panchayats and elders, work out proper rehabilitation programme on the grass root level which would include exercise, sports and other measures and activities to keep them occupied so that they do not attempt any relapse. Non-availability of the intoxicants in the streets shall be ensured.
====balbirsingh227@gmail.com
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