Feb 20, 2025 06:24 AM IST
DGP Yadav mentioned the accused had hyperlinks with Pakistan-based drug smugglers. The counter-intelligence workforce had obtained a tip off that the accused had not too long ago obtained an enormous heroin consignment from Pakistan and was going to ship it to somebody close to Dera Radha Swami in Amritsar.
A cross-border drug smuggling racket was busted with the arrest of an individual with 10 kg heroin in Amritsar, Punjab director normal of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav mentioned in a press launch on Wednesday.
The Counter Intelligence wing of Amritsar arrested a drug smuggler with 10 kg heroin. (Getty Photographs/iStockphoto)
The accused was recognized as Harmandeep Singh, a resident of Ghumanpura village in Amritsar.
DGP Yadav mentioned the accused had hyperlinks with Pakistan-based drug smugglers. The counter-intelligence workforce had obtained a tip off that Harmandeep had not too long ago obtained an enormous heroin consignment from Pakistan and was going to ship it to somebody close to Dera Radha Swami in Amritsar.
Appearing swiftly, the workforce launched an operation and arrested the accused from a checkpoint close to Ram Tirat Street.
The DGP mentioned preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused was consistently in contact with a Pakistan-based smuggler, recognized as Chacha Bawa, who despatched heroin consignments via drones within the Attari sector. A case below Sections 21, 25 and 29 of the Narcotics Medication and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered on the state particular operations cell (SSOC), Amritsar.
Information / Cities / Chandigarh / Amritsar: Cross border drug racket busted with arrest of 1; 10kg heroin seized
See Much less