Archive · 6 Jan 2026
UP Police Arrest Two Smugglers
The Uttar Pradesh police arrested two smugglers in separate incidents.
First, they caught Navdeep Singh, a wanted liquor smuggler, in Punjab.
He had a reward of Rs 1 lakh for his capture and admitted to smuggling illegal alcohol to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand.
The second arrest was of Sona Raeen, a 19-year-old drug trafficker, in Chandauli.
Police seized 375 grams of heroin worth Rs 75 lakh, along with a motorcycle, cash, and a mobile phone.
Raeen confessed to buying heroin near Bihar's Sasaram railway station and selling it in Chandauli.
Both cases were registered at their respective police stations.
UP STF arrested Navdeep Singh, a wanted liquor smuggling kingpin, from Zirakpur, Punjab.
Singh was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh and was wanted in a major excise and fraud case.
He confessed to running an inter-state liquor smuggling network supplying illicit alcohol to UP, Bihar, and Jharkhand.
The arrest was made on January 4, 2026, based on sustained intelligence inputs.
The case was registered at the Nawabganj police station in Prayagraj.
- Who
- Navdeep Singh and Sona Raeen
- What
- Arrest of two smugglers: one for liquor smuggling and the other for drug trafficking
- When
- January 4-5, 2026
- Where
- Zirakpur, Punjab and Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- For running inter-state smuggling networks
- Accused 1 Name
- Navdeep Singh alias Navi Grewal alias Lucky Singh
- Reward Amount 1
- Rs 1 lakh
- Arrest Date 1
- January 4, 2026
- Arrest Location 1
- Zirakpur, Punjab
- States Involved 1
- Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand
- Case Registered At 1
- Nawabganj police station, Prayagraj
- Accused 2 Name
- Sona Raeen (19)
- Arrest Date 2
- January 5, 2026
- Arrest Location 2
- Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh
- Seized Drugs
- 375 grams of heroin
- Estimated Drug Value
- Rs 75 lakh
- Other Seized Items
- Motorcycle, Rs 405 in cash, mobile phone
- Case Registered At 2
- Syedraja police station, Chandauli
