New Delhi, March 10 -- In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police have arrested an international drug trafficker who was on the United States federal agency Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) most wanted list.

According to the police, the accused drug dealer, identified as Shehnaz Singh alias Shawn Bhinder, was a key player in a global narcotics syndicate. He was allegedly involved in smuggling cocaine from Colombia into the USA and Canada.

Shehnaz Singh was arrested by Tarn Taran Police, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said in a post on social media platform X on Monday.

"In a major breakthrough, @TarnTaranPolice arrests Big Fish Shehnaz Singh @ Shawn Bhinder, a transnational drug lord wanted by the #FBI-#USA. He...