Three-linked to drug and illegal weapon smuggling racket held; 6.5 kg heroin, pistol, Rs 1 lakh drug money recovered
Babushahi Bureau
Batala (Punjab), April 11, 2026:In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Batala Police has busted a cross-border drug and illegal weapon smuggling racket with the arrest of three accused persons, including a juvenile, and recovered 6.5 kg heroin, one .30 caliber pistol along with six live cartridges, and ₹1 lakh drug money from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.
Those arrested have been identified as Nishan Singh, a resident of Mulianwal in Batala, Ravipal Singh, a resident of Raipur and one Juvenile. Apart from recovering contraband and drug money, the police teams have also impounded their Toyota Fortuner car.
The development came following the meticulous investigation into the backward and forward linkages and sustained interrogation of two accused persons identified as Vansh and Sukhchain alias Jashan, who were arrested in connection with extortion-related firing incident occurred in the jurisdiction of Police Station Civil Lines in Batala on March 30, 2026. Two .30 bore