5 kg heroin, Rs 3.95 lakh seized; three arrested
With the arrest of three drug peddlers, the Amritsar Commissionerate police has arrested three drug traffickers and seized 5 kg heroin apart from Rs 3.95 lakh drug money from their possession.
Those arrested were identified as Gurpreet Singh and Harpreet Singh, alias Happy, both residents of Roranwali village, and Jota Singh of Chartewali village in Ajnala, Amritsar.
Another seizure in Sangrur area
- The police arrested two persons and seized 115 gm heroin from their possession in the Lehragaga area of Sangrur district
- Those arrested were identified as Lakhwinder Singh of Mansa district & Balwinder Singh from Haryana
- They have been booked under Sections 21, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act at the Lehra police station
Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said preliminary investigations had revealed that Jota Singh and Harpreet Singh were in touch with Pakistan-based drug smugglers. They were using drones to transport drugs from across the border.
An FIR was registered under the NDPS Act and investigations were in progress to establish backward and forward linkages in the case, he added.
Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the Chheharta police received a tipoff that some persons had received a huge consignment of narcotics dropped via drone from across the border and concealed it at their house in New Ajnala Colony.
“The police swung into action and arrested the accused from a house in New Ajnala Colony. Besides the contraband and drug money, the police teams also impounded their car and a motorcycle,” he said.
The police Commissioner said the accused had links with Pakistan-based smuggler Ali who had been pushing drugs into India using drones. The seized drug consignment was also delivered using a drone. “The police have identified their accomplices who used to receive drugs from them. Efforts are on to nab them,” said Bhullar.
A case under Section 21-C of the NDPS Act has been registered at the Chheharta police station in Amritsar and further probe is on.
