In a significant breakthrough against cross-border drug trafficking, Amritsar Police Commissionerate’s CIA team has seized two kg of heroin and detained three suspects linked to an international drug network. The arrests, made at Dana Mandi near Bhagtawala, are the result of targeted intelligence efforts aimed at disrupting smuggling operations along the Punjab border.
Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar on Sunday confirmed that preliminary investigations indicated the that suspects were in contact with Pakistan-based drug traffickers, using social media applications to orchestrate deliveries via drones. “The trio was apprehended while traveling on a motorcycle, which has also been impounded as part of the investigation,” he said, adding that the suspects’ disclosures led to the recovery of the heroin.
The police are withholding the identities of the suspects due to the ongoing investigation, which sought to trace the full extent of their network. A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Division C police station, with further inquiries underway into their cross-border connections and modus operandi.
CP Bhullar said that preliminary inquiries revealed the arrested individuals were in contact with Pakistan-based drug traffickers, utilizing social media apps to coordinate drone-delivered smuggling.
