28-kg heroin seized, 7 held with illicit arms, drug money
Amritsar/ Bathinda/Gurdaspur, Sept. 24 -- The Punjab Police executed three operations resulting in the arrest of seven operatives and the seizure of 27.95 kg of heroin, along with illegal weapons and drug money.
The Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar busted a cross-border drug smuggling network, arresting four suspects and seizing 20 kg of heroin. The Faridkot district police recovered 6.7 kg of heroin following a tip-off from a previously detained accused, while separate operations by the Gurdaspur police led to the arrest of three additional operatives alongside the seizure of over 1.25 kg of heroin.
Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday that the CI Amritsar arrested four people and recovering 20 kg of heroin.
Those arrested have been identified as Rohan of Baba Jiwan Singh colony in Amritsar, Deepak Bakhshi of Partap Bazar in Amritsar, Rishabh Kumar of Golden Avenue in Amritsar and Ishaan Bedi of New Ranjit Pura in Amritsar. Apart from seizing a big haul of heroin, police teams have also impounded their two motorcycles being used for transporting the consignment. The DGP said preliminary investigation revealed that the module was being operated by a Dubai-based drug smuggler in coordination with his Punjab-based associates and foreign-based smugglers.
The Faridkot district police recovered 6.7 kg heroin on Wednesday based on a tip-off provided by one of the accused arrested on September 20, who was also involved in the seizure of 47 kg of the banned narcotics.
Superintendent of police (investigation) Narinder Singh said that the seizure was made in the Guruharsahai area of Ferozepur district.
He said that Mangal Singh, an accused in police custody, told investigators that a drone originating from Pakistan had dropped part of a drug consignment across the barbed fence on the Indo-Pak border.
In another operation, Gurdaspur police arrested three operatives in separate operations, seizing over 1.25 kg of heroin, illegal weapons, and drug money....
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