Police on February 14 arrested three suspects – Lakhwinder Singh (23), Satnam Singh (20) and Balwinder Singh from Sriganganagar District of Rajasthan, for their alleged role in drug smuggling from across the border on the night of February 7-8 in the Hindumalkot Police Station limits in the said District, reports The Tribune. While Lakhwinder and Satnam were arrested from Dullapur Keri village, Balwinder was arrested from Pakki village in the District.
On the night of February 7 and 8, four Punjab based smugglers reached the suspects’ fields at Hindumalkot to collect a drug consignment from Pakistani smugglers. As the smugglers threw heroin packets from across the border, BSF personnel got sniff of it. The four allegedly fled with 5 kilograms heroin from the spot. The Police claimed at least four suspected smugglers from Ferozepur and Fazilka Districts of Punjab had fled with 5-kilograms heroin. A packet containing 1 kilogram heroin was found at the spot. Investigation indicated Lakhwinder facilitated the visit of smugglers from Punjab to his fields. Footage of the location of the International Border (IB) was also made available to them for easy access to Pakistan smugglers to take heroin consignments.