The North News
Chandigarh, June 21
In a major breakthrough, Amritsar Rural Police has busted a cross-border drug smuggling racket and arrested two suspected operatives linked to a Pakistan-based handler, Punjab Police said on Friday. The suspects, identified as Lovepreet Singh alias Love and Balwinder Singh alias Bobby, were taken into custody following an intelligence-led operation. Preliminary investigations indicate the duo had been in direct contact with a Pakistan-based smuggler via WhatsApp, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav in a post on X.
Police recovered 6.15 kilograms of heroin, a PX5 pistol (.30 bore) with four live cartridges, and ₹10,000 in alleged drug proceeds during the operation. “This points to a strong and active cross-border nexus,” DGP Yadav said, adding that an FIR has been registered at Lopoke police station under relevant provisions of the NDPS Act and Arms Act. He further said that the investigation is underway to trace both the forward and backward linkages of the smuggling network, including financial and logistical support structures.
Chandigarh, June 26 Retired Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Punjab Police, Inderjit Singh Sidhu, on…
Rajpura, June 26 Two unidentified masked men allegedly opened fire at the office of a…
Chandigarh, June 26 The Punjab government has announced that all state government offices will return…
Chandigarh, June 26 The Punjab Police have frozen more than 63,000 bank accounts linked to…
