Arrests of gangster Budha, his aides reveal narco-terror trail to Pakistan

CHANDIGARH: The probe into the drug trail exposed by the arrest of gangster Sukhpreet Singh alias Budha has led to more arrests and seizures of firearms and drugs, said a Punjab Police spokesperson on Sunday.
Punjab Police have managed to trace the links of Jagdeep Singh alias Jagga alias Billa and Gurvinder Singh alias Pehalwan, who were arrested in a joint operation of the organised crime control unit (OCCU) and Mohali police January 13, to Pakistan.When they were arrested, the duo was found in possession of Pakistani SIM cards.

Investigations have so far revealed Billa and Pehalwan, who were on the run since 2014, had received large quantity of heroin and fake Indian currency from Pakistan through various routes. They were also wanted by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Rajasthan Police in cases related to heroin smuggling from Pakistan.
To evade arrest, they used thir drug money to set up a transport company named Dhillon Transport. The company operated on routes from New Delhi to Madhya Pradesh. They recently purchased a new house at Makhu village of Ferozepur district, along with five trucks from New Delhi. They also purchased about 4 acres of farmland at Kot Dharam Chand village, Tarn Taran.
Initial interrogation of the men revealed that they had received drug money from Pakistan dealers through hawala.
Jagga was involved in cross-border smuggling of heroin since 2008. He came in contact with Gurvinder the same year, and later connected with Abad Ali alias Baadi of Pakistan.
Jagga received drug consignments from Pakistan national Jecka Pehalwan and Ali in the area of Rajetal and Mahawa villages near Attari border by using Pakistani SIM cards, which were functional in this region. He also used to procure drug consignments from Bodi Lamma, another Pakistan national, near Fazilka-Ferozepur border.
According to spokesperson, Jagga came in contact with Malik, a resident of Narwad village of Pakistan, in 2015, and had been receiving huge consignments of drugs since. He got most of his drug consignments from Pakistan through the Ravi and from fencing in the plastic tubes.
He used several cars — Maruti Suzuki Alto, Mitsubishi Lancer, Maruti Suzuki Swift and Tata Sumo — and a truck of his associate Mahinder Singh alias Minda for transportation of drugs. In the Sumo, he had made hidden boxes below the rear seat to conceal the drugs. The drug money was transferred by Pakistan dealers through hawala.
The investigations into the racket has so far led to arrest of around 24 accused.