CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, September 17:
In a major breakthrough against cross-border narco-terror networks amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug-free state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted drug smuggling syndicate being operated by Moga-based Jagpreet Singh alias Jagga with the arrest of its key operative and recovered 7.1 kg heroin from his possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.
The arrested accused has been identified as Yasin Mohammed (22), a resident of village Atwa in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh (UP), presently residing at Village Lalru in Mohali. The accused has criminal background with cases pertaining to Arms Act, NDPS Act, Theft and Snatching registered against him.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that accused Jagpreet Singh alias Jagga was in touch with Pak-based smugglers and he along with arrested accused Yasin Mohammed was running the network.
The DGP said that a thorough investigation is currently underway to uncover the full nexus, including both backward and forward linkages of the network.
Sharing operation details, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that the police teams had received a reliable input that on instructions of accused Jagpreet, his associate picked up the heroin consignment— dropped via drone by Pak-based smugglers— from designated area in Ajnala sector. Acting swiftly police teams launched an intel-based operation and arrested suspect Yasin Mohammed from Wadali in Chheharta, when he was returning after retrieving the heroin consignment, he said.
The CP said that preliminary investigation has revealed that after retrieval of contraband, arrested accused Yasin used to deliver it to Jagpreet, who further disseminated it to his linkages in Malwa region of Punjab. They both were together lodged in Ludhiana jail, he said.
He said that further investigation is on. More arrests and recoveries are likely in coming days, he added.
In this regard, a case FIR No. 186 dated 15.09.2025 has been registered under sections 21C and 25 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Chheharta in Amritsar Commissionerate.
