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This is an archive article published on February 7, 2025
Fatehgarh police bust inter-state drug supply network, arrest 6
The drug supply network spanned Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab.
the SSP revealed that the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Sirhind team arrested accused Parvinder Singh from Cholta Khurd village in Mohali district on January 27, and seized a large quantity of drug injections/vials and tablets. (Representational image)
The Fatehgarh Sahib district police in Punjab Friday informed they have arrested six drug traffickers and seized 2,56,846 drug tablets/capsules, 21,364 injections, and 738 vials (Avil) from their possession. The police also seized three vehicles used by the criminals.
Those arrested have been identified as Parvinder Singh, Sahil, Pankaj Chaudhary, Shubham, Shahid and Wasim.
Parvinder Singh was already booked in an attempted murder case in Mohali’s Kharar (Sadar) police station, while another accused Sahil was earlier booked in a drug smuggling case. Meanwhile, Wasim was wanted in an attempted robbery case in Uttar Pradesh.
Dr Ravjot Grewal, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Fatehgarh Sahib, said, “A case under the sections… of the NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act was registered at Badali Aala Singh police station.”
“Using technical and digital assistance, one drug trafficker after another was traced and arrested, leading to a significant drug bust that dismantled an interstate drug supply network operating from Uttar Pradesh to Punjab via Haryana,” she added.
Giving details of the case, the SSP revealed that the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Sirhind team arrested accused Parvinder Singh from Cholta Khurd village in Mohali district on January 27, and seized a large quantity of drug injections/vials and tablets. During the investigation, it was found that Parvinder Singh was both a drug addict and a supplier. He used to procure drugs from an individual named Sahil in Yamunanagar (Haryana) and supply them in Fatehgarh Sahib and Mohali.
On January 29, during further investigation, Sahil was arrested from Yamunanagar, along with a large quantity of drug tablets/capsules. Sahil owned a gym supplement store in Yamunanagar, which he used as a front to distribute illegal medical drugs in Haryana and Punjab. During interrogation, Sahil revealed that he sourced these drugs from Pankaj Chaudhary alias Virat, a resident of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
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On January 30, the CIA team arrested Virat and his partner Shubham in Saharanpur. Shubham had illegally rented a warehouse in Saharanpur, where commercial quantities of drug injections, vials, and tablets/capsules were seized. During questioning, Virat confessed that he procured these drugs from Abdul alias Wajid, a resident of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh.
On February 4, the CIA team raided Meerut and arrested Abdul’s two partners, Shahid and Wasim. Following their statement, the police raided Abdul’s illegal warehouse, where commercial quantities of drug injections, vials, and tablets/capsules were seized. A manhunt is currently on to nab Abdul.
The investigation revealed that this drug supply network spanned from Meerut (UP), Delhi, Saharanpur (UP), and Yamunanagar (Haryana) to Punjab.
The CIA team not only arrested six drug traffickers but also busted three illegal drug warehouses.
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“This operation has significantly disrupted the interstate drug supply chain running from Uttar Pradesh to Punjab via Haryana. Further investigation is ongoing,” SSP Grewal added.
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