PUNJAB POLICE BUSTS TWO PAK-BACKED DRUG CARTELS; 6 HELD WITH 8KG HEROIN, 3 PISTOLS
PUNJAB POLICE BUSTS TWO PAK-BACKED DRUG CARTELS; 6 HELD WITH 8KG HEROIN, 3 PISTOLS
CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR: Striking yet another major blow to the trans-border smuggling amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug free state, Punjab Police has busted two more Pak-backed drug smuggling rackets with the arrest of six persons after recovering 8kg heroin and three pistols from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday. Both the intelligence-led operations were executed by the Amritsar Rural Police.
The development came a day after the Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted two cross-border drug smuggling cartels being operated by Pakistan-based smugglers with the arrest of three drug traffickers after recovering 9.2Kg heroin (8.2Kg+1Kg) from their possession.
Divulging details of the operation, DGP Gaurav Yadav said that acting on secret information about two persons on their Hero Splendor motorcycle are going to deliver a drug consignment, Police teams from Amritsar Rural managed to locate and intercepted them near Brick Kiln at village Bachiwind.
After apprehending both the drug smugglers identified as Gurbhej Singh and Jaskaran Singh, both residents of village Manj in Amritsar, police teams have recovered 6kg heroin and three pistols— including one 9MM Glock and two .32 bore pistols— from their possession and also impounded their motorcycle, he said.
A case FIR No. 134 dated 29/06/2024 has been registered under sections 21-C, 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act and section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Lopoke in Amritsar.
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