SAS NAGAR: In an intelligent-led operation amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug free state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) SAS Nagar has busted a key financial link of an inter-state and cross-border narco-terror module with the arrest of a crucial financial conduit, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.
The arrested accused has been identified as Satnam Singh (22), a resident of village Punnewal in Sangrur. The latter had worked as a taxi driver in a private company and in June last year, had travelled to Azerbaijan on a tourist visa, where he came in contact with a Pakistan-based drug smuggler.
The development came following the thorough investigation of backward and forward linkages in the arrest of a key narco-terror operative Rajbir Singh alias Fauji from Raxaul town located near the Indo-Nepal border, while he was attempting to flee to Nepal. Accused Rajbir, who deserted Indian Army in February 2025, was found to be the supplier of heroin to Chirag, a courier earlier arrested with 107 grams of heroin and one 9 mm pistol along with live cartridges.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused Satnam Singh has facilitated terror financing by deliberately using his bank account and UPI credentials for routing proceeds of heroin trafficking, acting at the behest of a Pakistan-based drug smuggler.
The DGP said that the network has been linked to significant heroin recoveries, illegal arms trafficking, and the grenade attack that occurred in Sirsa in Haryana in November 2025.
In this regard, a case FIR No. 14 dated 10.12.2025 had been registered under section 21 of the NDPS Act, section 25(1) of the Arms Act and 61(2) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Police Station SSOC SAS Nagar.