Notorious Punjab drug smuggler Billa Havelian arrested under PITNDPS Act; first against jail-based drug mafia links in the region.

Notorious Punjab drug smuggler Balwinder Singh, alias Billa Havelian, has been detained under Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act. This is the first action by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) against jail-based drug mafia links in the region. Under PITNDPS Act, Billa can be held without bail for a year. He faces over ten drug cases and is active since 1992, with links to Pakistan-based drug syndicates. This marks the first detention under NDPS Act in Punjab, transferring the smuggler to Assam's Dibrugarh jail, aiming to curb drug smuggling activities in the region.

August 13, 2024
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