Chandigarh, April 12 -- In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) on Friday apprehended a key drug trafficker and recovered a massive consignment of 18.2 kg heroin from his possession. The arrested smuggler has been identified as Hira Singh alias Hira, a resident of Khaira village in Amritsar.
Acting on a credible tip-off, ANTF's border range team, led by SP Gurpreet Singh, caught Hira red-handed as he was about to deliver the narcotics on his HF Deluxe motorcycle. A total of 12 packets of heroin, each weighing 1.5 kg, were recovered from him, totaling 18.227 kg.
The state Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav revealed that Hira Singh and his absconding associate Kulwinder Singh alias Kinda of D...