Chandigarh, April 5 – The Punjab Police has cracked a cross-border drug smuggling module, arresting two individuals and recovering 4.13 kg of heroin, a top officer said on Sunday.
Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said that both individuals have prior involvement under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Arms Act.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Atish Suman, 22, a resident of Palahi Gate in Phagwara, Kapurthala, and Sawinder Singh, alias Sundri, 28, a resident of village Boparai Kalan in Amritsar.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused were in direct contact with handlers and jailed operatives based in Europe, facilitating cross-border drug smuggling and distributing consignments across the Majha and Doaba regions, he said.
Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that Atish Suman was arrested with 220 grams of heroin on him.
Further interrogation led to the recovery of an additional 670 grams of heroin, he said.
The commissioner said that at Suman's instance, police also arrested his associate, Sawinder Singh, from whom a major recovery of 3.24 kg was made.
The investigation is ongoing, and more arrests and recoveries are likely in the coming days, he added.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the NDPS Act at Sultanwind Police Station in Amritsar.