3 held in Tarn Taran for using drones for smuggling drugs from Pakistan

The police have busted a gang involved in the smuggling of heroin from Pakistan and arrested three of its members and recovered two drones from their possession. Those arrested have been identified as Surjan Singh, Hussanpreet Singh and Jagjit Singh.

The police have recovered two batteries, two charges, one data cable and eight fans used for drones so far from the accused. The police conducted an investigation through technical surveillance and identified the accused involved in the crime.

Police have also identified two more accomplices of the accused who are escaping. The accused said they were sending drones across the border carrying sweets and other gifts and anti-national elements had been tying the consignments of heroin during their return.

A spokesperson of the Tarn Taran police said, “A buzzing sound of a drone was noticed during the intervening night of March 8 and 9 near the border outpost (BoP) Havelian. On the morning of March 9, a thorough search operation was launched by a joint team of the Punjab police and border security force (BSF) leading to the recovery of one drone from a field across the fence. A case against some unidentified persons was registered under Sections 10,11,12 of the Aircraft Act at the Sara-E-Amanat Khan police station.”

Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ranjit Singh Dhillon said, “The police arrested Surjan Singh and Hussanpreet from Tarn Taran while Jagjit Singh was arrested from Amritsar. Our teams recovered a battery, a charger, a data cable and eight wings of a drone from Hussanpreet’s possession while a battery and a charger of a drone were seized from Surjan. Similarly, we have recovered a drone from Jagjit Singh. Our raids to nab the absconding accused are on.”

One of the senior police officials informed that the accused had been active for the last three to four months getting the smuggling of many heroin consignments. A preliminary forensic examination of a drone has suggested that it flew many times. The accused had been procuring the drones from New Delhi.