In a continued crackdown on drug trafficking, the Punjab Police on Thursday demolished illegal structures built on Panchayat land by two drug smugglers in Amritsar district. The demolished properties belonged to Jagpreet, alias Jagga, and Satnam, both of whom are currently in jail on drug peddling charges.
Speaking on the action, SSP Amritsar Rural, Maninder Singh, said the demolition was carried out under the directives of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and DGP Gaurav Yadav, who have instructed the police to take strict action against individuals amassing illegal wealth through drug-related activities.
He said, "We have received orders from Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and DGP Gaurav Yadav that strict action should be taken against those who make wealth through the drug trade. Today, in the Dharar village, action is being taken on the properties of Jagpreet alias Jagga and Satnam alias Satta."
He said the revenue department informed that these properties were built on the lands belonging to the Panchayat. "We received information from the revenue department that the properties are constructed on illegal land, land of the Panchayat. The notice was given to their family to prove legality and when failed we took the action," he said.
Earlier, in a major crackdown on cross-border drug smuggling, the Commissionerate Police, Jalandhar busted an international narco trafficking cartel and arrests one accused person with 5 kg heroin, the Punjab police said
The Punjab police said the accused, identified as Shiva (alias Sodhi), was in touch with foreign smugglers for the past 2 years, and his arrest led to the dismantling of a key smuggling network.
Officials have registered an FIR under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) at Jalandhar. Punjab's Director General of Police (DGP) highlighted the Punjab Police's commitment to dismantling drug syndicates, disrupting cross-border narco routes, and ensuring a drug free Punjab.
On Monday, the Border Security Force at the Punjab border seized pistol parts, two drones and two packets of heroin in multiple places along the Punjab border.
"Today, acting on credible information of the BSF intelligence wing, 02 drones, pistol parts and 02 packets of heroin were seized by the BSF troops in multiple incidents on the Punjab border. An extensive search by the BSF troops today culminated in the recovery of one DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone along with one packet of suspected heroin with a gross weight of 506 grams at about from a farming field adjacent to Noorwala village of Tarn Taran district," the BSF said in a statement.
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