2 drug peddlers nabbed, 506gm heroin brought via drone seized

The CIA staff of the Amritsar (Rural) police arrested two drug peddlers and recovered 506 gram heroin smuggled from Pakistan through drones from their possession. Those arrested were identified as Uttampal Singh, a resident of Cheecha village, and Navtej Singh, a resident of Gharindi village.

The suspects were arrested by a police patrol party on Tuesday evening when they were going from the main highway to Gharindi village link road towards Muhawa village.

Charanjit Singh, SSP, Amritsar (Rural), said a police team led by sub-inspector Tarlok Singh spotted two motorcycle-borne persons. The police team signalled them to stop, but they tried to speed away. During chase, the suspects' bike slipped and they fell down. A packet with yellow adhesive tape also fell from a polythene bag the suspects were carrying. Navtej Singh, who was riding pillion on the bike, picked up the packet and tried to slip away into the fields. However, he was chased and caught by the police. Uttampal Singh, who was driving the bike, was arrested earlier by the police party.

The packet contained heroin weighing 506 gram, the SSP said. The police also recovered a mobile phone and impounded the bike which suspects were riding. They were produced a court and brought on police remand for further investigation, the SSP said.