Chandigarh, March 25 The Punjab Police arrested two individuals and seized 7 kg of heroin from their possession in Amritsar on Wednesday, according to Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav.
The accused, identified as Inderjeet Singh from Tarn Taran and Ravinder Sharma from Amritsar, were allegedly involved in transporting large quantities of heroin, he said.
The police also seized a car and a motorcycle used for the alleged trafficking of the contraband.
Acting on a tip-off, counter-intelligence teams intercepted the suspects near Adda Bohru on the Amritsar-Jhabal road and recovered 4 kg of heroin from a car and another 3 kg from one of the accused, the police said.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the duo is part of a larger narcotics trafficking network, they said, adding that further investigation is underway, and more arrests are likely.
A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at the Special Operation Cell police station in Amritsar, officials said.
