Heroin

In Jammu and Kashmir, the police busted a narco-terror module with the recovery of 7 kg heroin, nearly worth Rs 2 crore cash.  Recovered on March 4, the police also seized some arms and ammunition from a drug peddler’s house near the Line of Control (LoC) in the border district of Poonch. The recoveries were from drug peddler Rafi Dhana, who is already in detention.

In Assam’s Karimganj district, police seized 504 grams of heroin and arrested one person in connection to it on September 24. Reportedly, the operation was fueled by secret information. According to the police, the drugs were packed in 43 soap cases, and were seized near toll gate. Earlier on September 22, 1,483 Kg of ganja packed in  270 packets from a vehicle in Assam’s Kokrajhar district.

The officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) foiled a cross-border smuggling operation, and seized 6.370 Kgs of heroin. The incident in the village Muhar Jamsher, situated in Punjab’s Fazilka district. The Pakistan-based smugglers despite being shot, managed to flee in dark. In a similar incident, BSF officials seized Rs 22.65 crore worth heroin from Pakistan-based smugglers in Punjab’s Fazilka district. 

Officials of the District Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested a man from Bangalore's Central railway station, who was allegedly carrying 16 kg heroin, packed in two 8 kg pouches. Reportedly, the drugs are worth Rs 112 crore in the international market, and the accused carried them in a false cavity in his suitcase. Shockingly, DRI stated that the man evaded checking and arrived at Bangalore airport from Ethiopia. 

The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad on July 12 confiscated approximately 70 kilograms of heroin worth over Rs 350 crore from a container near the Mundra port in Kutch district. According to an official, the quantity and worth of the recovered contraband may increase as the search continues. The ATS searched a shipping container that had come from another nation and was being held at a container freight station outside the port.