Over 8.3 kg heroin seized in Amritsar, juvenile among two held

Amritsar, Jul 10 (PTI) The Amritsar Commissionerate Police have apprehended two suspects including a juvenile over links with an alleged cross-border drug smuggling network, and seized nearly 8.38 kg of heroin and Rs 2 lakh in suspected drug money, a top official said on Friday. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the accused have been identified as Lovepreet Singh alias Love (28), a resident of Khasa village in Amritsar, and a juvenile. Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were allegedly acting on the directions of a cross-border smuggler and were involved in collecting heroin consignments from different locations for further distribution across Punjab, the DGP said. He said further investigations are underway to establish forward and backward linkages, identify all associates and dismantle the entire supply chain. Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said police teams initially apprehended the two accused based on specific intelligence and recovered 2 kg of heroin from their possession. During subsequent investigation, based on a disclosure made by the juvenile, police recovered another 3.01 kg of heroin and Rs 2 lakh in cash, he said. Bhullar said further investigation revealed that the same cross-border smuggler was operating another drug smuggling module. Acting on the intelligence, police conducted another operation and recovered an additional 3.368 kg heroin, he added. The CP said two more accused have been identified in connection with the second case. Police have registered two separate cases under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Chheharta and Islamabad police stations. PTI VSD ARB ARB