AMRITSAR: Punjab Police have busted a trans-border narco-smuggling module with the arrest of two individuals and the recovery of 10kg of heroin in Amritsar district, police said on Sunday.
Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav stated that the arrested individuals were in contact with Pakistan-based smugglers.
"In a major breakthrough, Amritsar commissionerate police busted a trans-border narco-smuggling module and apprehended two persons—Sukhdev Singh & Avtar Singh—who are linked to Pak-based smugglers. Also, around 10kg heroin has been recovered from them," Yadav said.
"Preliminary investigations reveal that the arrested individuals were in contact with Pakistan-based smugglers. In 2015, two Pakistan nationals crossed the border with 19.5kg of heroin, and they, along with the arrested individuals, were apprehended with 2.5kg of heroin, ₹65 lakh in drug money, one pistol, and one rifle," Yadav said.
This story is from the December 23, 2024 edition of Hindustan Times Amritsar.
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