6kg heroin seized, one held in Amritsar
Amritsar, Sept. 25 -- The Amritsar rural police on Wednesday arrested a smuggler and recovered 6kg of heroin, a motorcycle, and a mobile from his possession, officials said.
The arrested accused has been identified as Jobanpreet Singh, a resident of Narli village in Tarn Taran district.
According to Attari DSP Lakhwinder Singh, the police received a tip-off that the accused, having links with Pakistani smugglers, was involved in supplying heroin in different parts of Punjab. "Acting swiftly, a police team set up a naka near Khasa and apprehended him while he was riding a motorcycle to deliver heroin," the DSP said.
Police have registered a case under Section 21-C of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPC) Act at Gharinda police station. "Investigations are underway to trace the forward and backwards linkages of the arrested accused," officials said.
In another operation, two drug smugglers were apprehended with 365 grams of heroin by the Border Security Force in a joint operation with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Amritsar, a BSF official said on Wednesday. The alleged smugglers, residents of Chawinda Khurd village in Amritsar, were nabbed on Tuesday night near Khasa market, he said. HTC...
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