Heroin worth Rs33 crore seized from ex-sarpanch

Ferozepur, October 15

The Anti -Narcotics Cell of the Punjab Police have nabbed a drug peddler and recovered 6.730 kg of heroin worth Rs 33 crore following the information provided by him.

The accused has been identified as Didar Singh (50), former sarpanch of Naurang ke Siyal village.

Senior Superintendent of Police Harmandeep Singh Hans said following a tip-off, the accused was nabbed by sleuths of the Anti-Narcotics Cell near Canal Colony at Ferozepur-Fazilka Road on Thursday night. “During his frisking, the police recovered 120-gm heroin from his possession, following which he was booked under the NDPS Act at the Sadar police station,” said the SSP.

Hans revealed that during the investigation, it came to the fore that the accused was involved in drug peddling and had developed links with Pakistan-based smugglers. Later, as per the information provided by the accused, the police carried out a joint operation with the BSF’s 116 Battalion during which 6.610 Kg-heroin was recovered from fields situated along the ‘Zero Line’ near border pillar number 177/10 close to the Tappu border outpost, said the SSP. — OC