Chandigarh, June 18 -- A routine anti-drug operation by the Punjab Police took an unexpected turn when an active-duty member of the Indian Air Force was caught allegedly transporting a sizeable shipment of contraband.
The arrest, which yielded three kilograms of opium, has triggered a joint interest from state police and central intelligence agencies looking to understand how a defence person became entangled in illicit drug rings.
The breakthrough occurred near Bhadaur when a local police detail, acting on a confidential tip-off about an incoming drug delivery, set up a targeted dragnet. Officers intercepted a suspect exhibiting nervous behaviour, later identified as Simratpal Singh. A thorough inspection of his personal effects led dire...