550gm heroin seized from smuggler

Amritsar, August 7

The State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) has seized 550gm heroin during interrogation of Rajwant Singh, alias Raju, a resident of Atalgarh border village. He was part of the cross-border smuggling module busted by the police two days ago. The police had seized two Glock pistols smuggled from Pakistan from his possession.

SSOC officials wishing not to be named also confirmed naming of an accomplice of Rajwant in the case. He was yet to be arrested.

Rajwant, who is an operative of Pakistan-based drug and weapon smuggler Rana Dayal, was currently on three day police remand for further investigations.

A police official said he had hidden the contraband near a canal in the village. Following his disclosure, a police team went to the spot and recovered the consignment apparently smuggled through drone, he added.

The police recovered two sophisticated 9mm Glock pistols along with two magazines from the possession of Rajwant, besides impounding a motorcycle (bearing registration number PB-02-AL-7481) on which he was going to deliver the consignment. DGP Gaurav Yadav said the SSOC received specific inputs that Rajwant Singh Raju had recently procured a consignment of smuggled weapons and narcotics and was on his way to deliver it near Khurmanian Morh on Attari-Amritsar Road.

Acting swiftly, a police team cordoned off the designated area in a planned manner, and apprehended Rajwant and recovered the consignment during a search, the DGP said.

Yadav said during preliminary investigations, it was discovered that Rajwant had been receiving consignments of drugs and illegal weapons sent by Pak-based smuggler Rana Dayal for quite some time. The smuggled weapons were meant for sale to local buyers, he said. — TNS