9.5KG Heroin, 5KG Opium, One Pistol Recovered
CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Commissionerate Police Amritsar has dismantled three major drug and illegal arms supply networks with the arrest of eight individuals and recovered 9.549 kg heroin, 5.459 kg opium and one illegal.30-bore pistol from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Rajinder Singh (27), a resident of Indira Colony in Amritsar; Vinay (26), a resident of Gawal Mandi in Amritsar; Pradeep Singh (37), a resident of village Varnali Harsha Chhina in Amritsar; Karan Singh alias Karan (24), Navneet alias Keeda (18) and Jashandeep Singh alias Dhuni (19), trio residents of village Attari in Amritsar; Baljinder Singh (37), a resident of Baba Budha Singh Colony in Amritsar; and Amrit Pal Singh alias Amrit (25), a resident of village Boparai Baaz Singh in Amritsar Rural.
The DGP said that further investigation is underway to uncover the complete backward and forward linkages in this case to identify other persons involved and dismantle the wider drug and illegal arms trafficking network.
In another operation, the CP said that acting on secret information, police arrested Karan Singh alias Karan and recovered 7 kg heroin from his possession. During further investigation, his associates Navneet Singh alias Keeda and Jashandeep Singh ailasa Dhunni were also arrested, he said.
