AMRITSAR: Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted a cross-border narco smuggling cartel with the arrest of three drug smugglers involved in heroin and illegal arms trafficking, and recovered 4.5 kg heroin and one .30 bore pistol from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.
Those arrested have been identified as Gurwinder Singh alias Gopi (23), a resident of village Shahwala in Ferozepur; Tilak alias Shibu (18), a native of Rajiv Gandhi Vihar, Jalandhar and currently residing at Mustafabad in Amritsar; and Daljit Singh alias Lala (20), a native of village Naushera Dhalla and currently residing at village Mustafabad in Amritsar.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused were in contact with a foreign-based handler through social media platforms and, on his directions, they were transporting and supplying consignments of heroin and illegal arms across different locations. Further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages in this case, he said.