Punjab Police nab Indian origin drug lord wanted by FBI from Ludhiana
Shawn Bhinder was wanted by the FBI in one of the largest drug seizures in the US on February 26, 2025.
Shawn Bhinder was wanted by the FBI in one of the largest drug seizures in the US on February 26, 2025.
Continuing its war on drugs, 'Yudh Nashian Virudh', aimed at eradicating drug menace from state, the Punjab Police conducted raids at 501 locations on Thursday leading to the arrest of 75 drug smugglers after registration of 53 first information reports (FIRs) across the state.
In the ongoing crackdown on drug peddlers, Commissionerate Police Jalandhar, in coordination with the municipal corporation, on Wednesday, demolished an illegal property belonging to a drug smuggler.
In a major blow to trans-border smuggling amidst the ongoing ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ campaign launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Rural Police has recovered a 23-kg heroin consignment from the village Devi Daspura in Jandiala.
Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state, the Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted an illegal weapon smuggling module with the arrest of one associate of Jaggu Bhagwanpuria Gang and recovered six .32 bore pistols along with 10 cartridges from his possession.
As the ongoing anti-drug campaign, Punjab Police on Thursday achieved major success after at least 67 villages and 20 wards of Sangrur district have passed a resolution to oppose and socially boycott drug sellers and make their villages drug-free.
The accused, Kashmir Singh alias Bobby Shooter (24), a resident of village Ghangroli in Patiala, was working as a taxi driver.
15 teams of NDRF and two units of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed in the worst-hit districts to plug breaches and carry out evacuation and rescue operations.
The Special DGP also urged people of the state not to panic and cooperate with the administration and police.
Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav tweeted that this entire module was being operated from abroad. The financial probe into the money trail is underway.
