CHANDIGARH: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug-free state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a drug trafficking module with the arrest of three operatives and recovered 6 kg heroin and 6 kg of ICE (Crystal Methamphetamine) from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
Those arrested have been identified as Partap Singh, a resident of Village Sursingh Wala in Ferozepur; Ajaypal Singh, a resident of Village Kohala in Amritsar; and Jobandeep Singh, a resident of Village Khiala Kalan in Amritsar. Apart from recovering the narcotics consignment, police teams have also impounded their black-colored Splendor Motorcycle (PB02FE1185) and white-colored Activa (PB02ET8995), which were being used for transporting the consignment.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused, Partap Singh and Ajaypal Singh, were in direct contact with a Pakistan-based smuggler.