Jammu, April 29 -- The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) has achieved a breakthrough in its probe into a major drug trafficking case involving the recovery of 33 kg of heroin, with the arrest of a key accused from Punjab.
Harjit Singh, son of Sukhwinder Singh and a resident of Kasel in the Tarn Taran district, was apprehended by a team of the SIA, it spokesperson said. He has been identified as a crucial link in a trans-national narcotics network operating across borders, he said.
According to investigators, Harjit Singh played a central role in connecting Amritpal Singh alias Fouji-already in custody-with Amritpal Singh Baath, a suspected kingpin of the syndicate, currently absconding and believed to be abroad.
Baath is...