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5kg heroin from Pak, Rs 29 lakh in drug money seized in Ferozepur | Chandigarh News - The Times of India


5kg heroin from Pak, Rs 29 lakh in drug money seized in Ferozepur | Chandigarh News - The Times of India

Ferozepur: Ferozepur police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a Pakistan-based narco-hawala syndicate by seizing 5.15 kg heroin and Rs 29.2 lakh in drug money from two men.Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the two handlers arrested during the operation were identified as Sajan and Resham. Both were in contact with smugglers based in Pakistan and handled large-scale heroin supply and hawala transactions in Ferozepur and surrounding areas, he said.Yadav called the arrests a "major success" for Punjab Police against an international drug network. "The heroin was sent via drone from Pakistan. Police are now investigating the forward and backward links of this entire network to reach the root of the smuggling," he said.He said a case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and an investigation was underway. The DGP said the Punjab Police will continue to take strict action against organised crime and drug trafficking.

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