Chandigarh, April 29 -- UT Police have dismantled a Pakistan ISI-backed international drug trafficking network, arresting nine individuals, including the kingpin Gurmeet Singh, a resident of Jalalabad (Punjab). The crackdown, conducted by the police station crime branch, resulted in the seizure of approximately 312.71 grams of heroin and Rs.5.12 lakh drug money. On April 14, acting on reliable intelligence, a crime branch team led by inspector Satvinder Singh, apprehended two drug peddlers - Balkar Singh and Navneet Kaur - and recovered 35.17 grams of heroin from them. During remand, the accused made such disclosures that triggered raids across Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan, ultimately uncovering the full extent of a Pakistan-supported international drug network. The accused had fled Bikaner (Rajasthan), where police arrested them. The gang was connected with Pakistani smugglers, particularly Riyaz Sarwar, commonly referred to as "Gill" in code words and Aabid Ali from across the border. They operated through marked pillars near BSF posts. One the area used to get clear, the smugglers would push packets of heroin through the 4-inch water pipe installed near fencing. The operatives on the Indian side would retrieve the consignments. The connection dates back to 2019, when Gurmeet's father Satnam Singh, along with Mahinder Singh, a notorious Ferozepur drug trafficker, first collaborated with Pakistani handlers to smuggle 70 kg of heroin. Over the last five years, it is estimated that more than one quintal of heroin was funneled into India through this cartel....