Amritsar Commissionerate Police busted a cross-border narco-smuggling network and apprehended two operatives along with Rs 21800 drug money, a police officer said on Thursday.
Amritsar Commissionerate Police has dismantled a cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of five operatives and recovered six sophisticated pistols, 115 grams heroin and Rs 11.90 lakhs drug money from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab
In a significant breakthrough against cross-border narcotics smuggling, the Counter Intelligence wing of Punjab Police in Amritsar has busted a drug supply module linked to foreign-based handlers, arresting three operatives and recovering 4 kg of heroin along with a pistol, magazine, five
Punjab Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar on Tuesday announced that 2,133 drug smugglers have been arrested under the war against drugs campaign.
The Border Security Force apprehended four people and recovered a pistol with drug money and a drone with heroin in three separate operations along the Punjab border.
Jalandhar Commissionerate Police has apprehended a drug smuggler and recovered 3.5 kg heroin along with Rs 2 lakhs drug money from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.
Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab in a post on social media X wrote that a case had been registered against the accused, identified as Manjit Singh, and further investigation is underway to dismantle the entire network, including its forward and backwards linkages.
The exercise was conducted from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part of heightened security measures ordered by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to ensure peaceful celebrations.
The police have seized an assault rifle with two magazines, two 9 mm with four magazines, 90 live cartridges of AK Rifle, ten live cartridges (9 mm), Rs 7.50 lakh drug money, a car and three mobile phones.
Chandigarh Police have arrested a repeat offender and recovered 245.32 grams of heroin along with suspected drug money during a patrol operation in the city's Manimajra area.
With the war against drugs "Yudh Nashian Virudh" waged on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state completed 118 days, Punjab Police on Friday arrested 125 drug smugglers and recovered 710 grams heroin, 1 kg opium and Rs 1.22 lakh drug m