AMRITSAR: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police (CP) has busted a cross-border narco-arms smuggling module with the arrest of four operatives and recovered 1.5 kg heroin and ₹1.98 lakh drug money from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Jaskinder Singh alias Sikander, Harpal Singh, Gurmukh Singh and Sukhdeep Singh, all residents of village Ranian in Amritsar. Apart from recovering heroin and drug money, police teams have also recovered two sophisticated pistols— including one 9MM pistol and one .30 bore pistol— along with 34 live cartridges— manufactured in Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF)— from their ਪੋਸਸੈਸ਼ਨ.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused persons, in active connivance with their foreign-based handlers, are in contact with Pak-based smugglers through social media platforms. Acting on their directions, the arrested persons were retrieving consignments of illegal arms and heroin being transported via drones from across the border, and further supplying to various locations in Punjab, he said.
The DGP said further investigation is underway to trace forward and backward linkages in this case.