Striking a major blow to pharma opiod supply network amidst the ongoing anti-drugs campaign Yudh Nashian Virudh launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Fazilka Police apprehended three drug smugglers and recovered 60,000 Tramadol Hydrochloride (100mg) tablets, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
Those arrested have been identified as Prince Kumar, a resident of Mohkam Araiyan in Jalalabad, Sandeep Kumar alias Sanju and Jashanpreet Singh alias Jashan, both residents of Kamrewala in Jalalabad. Apart from recovering a major haul of intoxicating pharmaceutical substances, police teams have impounded their Maruti Alto car (DL-2AF-7049), in which they were travelling.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that further investigations are underway to trace backward and forward linkages in this case to dismantle the entire pharma drug syndicate. Sharing operation details, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Fazilka Varinder Singh Brar said during special naka at Jalalabad-Sri Muktsar Road near village Ladhu Wala Utar, police teams under the supervision of Incharge CIA-2 Fazilka Inspector Sunil Kumar and led by SI Amrik Singh stopped an Alto car with three occupants coming from Sri Muktsar Sahib’s side for checking.
During a search, the police recovered 60,000 Tramadol tablets concealed in cardboard boxes kept on the rear seat of the car, he said, while adding that trio accused persons have been arrested. The SSP said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the arrested accused persons were part of an inter-district drug smuggling network and were supplying these banned pharmaceutical opioids in the region. Further investigations are on, he added.
A case FIR No. 52 dated 11-05-2025 has been registered under sections 22-C and 29 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Vairoke in Fazilka.