According to an official statement, the operation began with the arrest of 20-year-old Vikas, from whom 28 boxes of capsules containing Dicyclomine HCI and Tramadol HCI (totalling 336 grams and 6,720 capsules) were recovered.
Punjab police said the accused, identified as Shiva (alias Sodhi) was in touch with foreign smugglers for the past 2 years, and his arrest led to the dismantling of a key smuggling network.
Punjab Police busted a drug cartel linked to a Turkey-based smuggler, Navpreet Singh. Three people were arrested, and Rs 84.02 lakh in cash, Rs 22 lakh in frozen accounts, 1.01 kg of heroin, a car, and a counting machine were seized. A hawala network was also uncovered.
In a major crackdown on international narco-hawala cartel, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted a drug cartel linked to Turkey-based smuggler Navpreet Singh alias Nav Bhullar and arrested his three operatives, said a top official on Monday.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah has said that, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is axing down drug cartels with ruthless aggression.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that PM Modi government is "mowing down" drug cartels with "full might" and lauded Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Assam Police, and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for successful operation in Assam.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police, North District Raja Banthia, on the evening of April 4, acting on a tip-off, a raid was conducted near Vasudev Ghat in Civil Lines, leading to the recovery of over 10 kilograms of high-quality Ganja.
In a post on X, the Director General of Punjab police, Gaurav Yadav, wrote, "In a major blow to drug trafficking networks, Amritsar Rural Police apprehends Tamandeep Singh, a resident of village Kakkar, and recovers 2 Kg Heroin and 900 gm of ICE (Crystal Meth). An FIR under the NDPS Act is r
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigations have revealed that accused Mandeep Kaur was in a relationship with a person, who introduced her to Pakistan-based smugglers. Accused Mandeep's ancestral house is located in border village Khalra in Tarn Taran, which is approximately 2
Punjab Police have busted a drug cartel in Amritsar with cross-border links in Pakistan, arresting three of its members, including the kingpin, said the police. The police recovered 5.2 kg of heroin from them.
Amit Shah informed about the seizure of methamphetamine tablets worth Rs88 crore and the arrest of members of an international drug cartel in Imphal and Guwahati.