Chandigarh, February 23 – In a major breakthrough, the Counter Intelligence (CI) unit of the Punjab Police in Amritsar has busted a drug trafficking module by arresting three individuals and recovering 6 kg of heroin and 6 kg of ICE (crystal methamphetamine) from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
The arrested individuals are identified as Partap Singh, a resident of Sursingh Wala village in Ferozepur; Ajaypal Singh, a resident of Kohala village in Amritsar; and Jobandeep Singh, a resident of Khiala Kalan village in Amritsar.
Besides recovering the narcotics consignment, police teams have also seized their black-colored motorcycle and white-colored Activa, which were being used for transporting the consignment.
DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested individuals, Partap Singh and Ajaypal Singh, were in direct contact with a Pakistani-based smuggler.
He further stated that the accused were collecting consignments smuggled across the border using drones from the fenced areas of Atalgarh and Rattan villages in Amritsar, and were also tasked with supplying these narcotics to other parties within the state.
Sharing operational details, he said that the CI Amritsar had received specific intelligence that Partap Singh and Ajaypal Singh had recently received a large consignment of drugs via drone and were on their way to deliver it to their associate, Jobandeep Singh, near the Water Tank Shamshan Ghat in Padhri village.
Acting swiftly, a police team from CI Amritsar raided the location and arrested all three suspects along with 6 kg of heroin and 6 kg of ICE, he said.
The DGP said that further investigation is underway to establish the full network involved in this case, and more arrests are expected.
In this regard, a First Information Report (FIR) was registered on Monday under Sections 21, 22, 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act at the Police Station, State Special Operation Cell in Amritsar.
