Punjab police busts smuggling network; 5 kg heroin seized

Punjab Police has busted a Pakistan-Mumbai trans-border heroin smuggling network with the arrest of five persons, including a BSF constable responsible for allegedly crossing over 163 kg heroin across the international border in Abohar sector.
The accused were arrested yesterday from different places and five kg heroin, two cars, a Pak SIM card and Rs 68 lakh cash were seized, police said today.
A Pakistan drug lord was allegedly sending the trans-border consignments to Mumbai, they said.
Police arrested Harpartap Singh of Amritsar, a constable of Border Security Force posted at BoP SS Wala in Abohar Sector, Harbir Singh alias Bhola, Nachhatar Singh -- both belonging to Amritsar, Buta Singh and Gurbachan Singh of Tarn Taran.

A total of Rs 1.14 crore was received by Harpartap Singh for facilitating trans-border crossing of heroin consignments totalling 163 kg, out of which Rs 68 lakh has been recovered so far, police said in a statement.
Investigations have revealed that this smuggling module was formed in April when Harpartap Singh went to his native village Jasraon for leave.

There, he met one Nachhatar Singh belonging to adjoining Hashimpura village. Satta is a member of the smuggling module controlled by Kulwinder Singh and he roped in Harpartap Singh in the smuggling racket, they said.
They decided that the module would use the services of Harpartap Singh for effecting trans-border crossings of heroin consignments at the present place of posting of Harpartap Singh at SS Wala BoP in the Abohar Sector as it was considered relatively easier to cross the border here due to thick forests, police said.

Thereafter, Satta arranged a meeting between Harpartap Singh and smuggler Kulwinder Singh of Ferozepur, where it was decided that Harpartap would be paid Rs 70,000 for per kg of heroin and for facilitating trans-border crossings of heroin consignments.
Kulwinder Singh handed over a Pak SIM card to Harpartap Singh and apprised him that Pakistani drug lord Bhola would establish contact with him, police said.
The Pak SIM card was provided to Harpartap to enable him to directly liaison with Bhola and co-ordinate the delivery of heroin consignments, they said.