Amritsar drug smuggling case: FIR registered at SSOC police station, investigation underway
The State Special Operation Cell has taken further action in the case regarding the recovery of 36 kg of heroin smuggled from across the border via drone in Amritsar.
Following the counter-intelligence operation against the cross-border drug smuggling network in Amritsar, an FIR has been registered under the NDPS Act at the State Special Operation Cell police station. The police have taken four people, including a minor, into custody.
According to Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav, the case has been registered under sections 21, 25, and 29 of the NDPS Act. The police are now investigating to trace all forward and backward linkages of this network.
The arrested accused include Sahil Singh of Ghanupur, and Paramjit Singh and Kamalpal Singh, residents of Rajasansi. A minor has also been apprehended along with them. The DGP stated that three cases under the NDPS Act are already registered against Paramjit Singh.
According to DGP Gaurav Yadav, the counter-intelligence had received reliable information that four individuals operating at the behest of a handler based abroad had retrieved a consignment dropped via drone from the Lopoke border area and were going to hand it over to another party on the Amritsar-Lopoke road.
Acting swiftly, police teams surrounded the four near the Bharatmala highway bridge. 36 kg of heroin was recovered from the spot, and two Hero Splendor motorcycles used for transporting the drugs were also seized.
Nothing has yet been proved in court.
Key developments
- Counter Intelligence Amritsar seizes 36 kg heroin and two motorcycles
- Four persons including a minor apprehended, suspected of working on foreign handler's cue
- FIR registered under NDPS Act at State Special Operation Cell Amritsar
