Chandigarh, June 3 -- Amritsar Police have dismantled an alleged interstate drug and arms trafficking network with the arrest of two individuals and the recovery of 2.225 kilograms of heroin, six sophisticated pistols and 12 live cartridges, officials said on Wednesday.
The operation, carried out by the Amritsar Police Commissionerate, is being viewed as a significant breakthrough in Punjab's ongoing campaign against narcotics trafficking and illegal weapons smuggling.
Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said preliminary investigations revealed that the arrested accused were in contact with cross-border smugglers and were allegedly linked to a Pakistan-backed trafficking network. According to investigators, the suspects received co...