Chandigarh/Amritsar, September 16, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI) wing in Amritsar has busted a cross-border smuggling module with the arrest of four people and recovered 27 kg of heroin, a foreign-made .30-bore PX5 pistol and three cartridges, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday.
The arrests were made as part of the ongoing drive to curb narcotics and illegal arms smuggling in the state.
The accused have been identified as Vishal Singh alias Shalu, Manpreet Singh alias Sunny and Smartpreet Singh, all residents of Bhalla Colony in Chheharta, Amritsar, and Karan Singh of Bhusse village in Tarn Taran.
Police also seized a black Splendor motorcycle bearing registration number PB02-CW-6647 and a grey Honda Activa bearing registration number PB02-EX-4503, which were allegedly being used for smuggling activities.
According to DGP Gaurav Yadav, preliminary investigation has indicated that the accused were operating in coordination with a Dubai-based operative and cross-border smugglers.
After collecting consignments of drugs and illegal arms, the accused allegedly planned to further distribute them on the directions of their handlers, the DGP said.
The investigation has also revealed that the accused were allegedly using encrypted communication platforms to contact their handlers, apparently to evade detection by law enforcement agencies.
Sharing details of the operation, Yadav said CI Amritsar teams received specific information that the four suspects had obtained a drone-dropped consignment of heroin and arms from the Indo-Pak border area near Attari.
The suspects were allegedly planning to deliver the consignment to another party near Adda Khasa in Amritsar.
Acting on the information, CI teams conducted a raid and intercepted the suspects near the bus shelter at Khasa.
A search of the accused led to the recovery of 27 kg of heroin, a foreign-made .30-bore PX5 pistol and three cartridges, police said.
DGP Yadav said further investigation was underway to establish the complete backward and forward linkages of the case and identify others allegedly involved in the smuggling network.
A case has been registered as FIR No. 58, dated September 15, 2026, at the State Special Operation Cell police station in Amritsar under Sections 21, 25 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and Section 25 of the Arms Act.
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