Chandigarh, May 20
The Punjab Police on Wednesday said it has busted an international drug smuggling module with the arrest of two persons and the recovery of 10 kilograms of ICE (methamphetamine) and 4 kilograms of heroin.
According to Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav, preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were in contact with a Dubai-based drug smuggler operating from Abu Dhabi or Dubai and were acting under his directions to traffic narcotics in Punjab and Delhi.
He said one of the accused had recently returned from Dubai, where he was allegedly trained and assigned the task of transporting consignments of heroin and ICE, which were further supplied across the Majha and Doaba regions.
An FIR has been registered at the Chheharta police station in Amritsar under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
Police officials said further investigation is underway to establish backward and forward linkages of the network, identify other members of the module and ascertain possible additional recoveries.
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