The Punjab Police and the BSF on Wednesday recovered 7.31 kg of heroin and three China-made pistols from a border outpost in Dera Baba Nanak. The drugs and the pistols were pushed into the Indian territory by a notorious Pakistan-based smuggler, officials said.”A joint search of the area led to the recovery of 7.31 kg of heroin and three China-made .30 bore Norinco Pistols from near Border Pillar No. 38/3 of the Metla BOP,” the officials said. As per initial inputs, the consignment had been pushed into the Indian territory by a notorious Pakistan-based smuggler Jagdish Singh, alias Bhura, who is presently settled in Belgium. Bhura is an active terrorist and a proclaimed offender in three terrorism-related cases, officials said. Further intelligence inputs have established the role of a major drug smuggler, Ranjit Singh of Modhe village in Amritsar, who is currently lodged in a Ludhiana jail.
