{"id":60263,"date":"2026-02-12T17:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=60263"},"modified":"2026-02-13T11:15:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T05:45:02","slug":"amritsar-police-bust-cross-border-drug-smuggling-racket-7-6-kg-heroin-seized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/amritsar-police-bust-cross-border-drug-smuggling-racket-7-6-kg-heroin-seized\/","title":{"rendered":"Amritsar Police Bust Cross-Border Drug Smuggling Racket; 7.6 Kg Heroin Seized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Amritsar News:<\/span> In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug-free state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted a cross-border narco-smuggling network with the arrest of two operatives and recovered a consignment of 7.6 kg heroin along with Rs 21,800 drug money from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Those arrested have been identified as Sahibpreet Singh alias Sahib (19), a native of Fatehgarh Churian, Batala and presently residing in Chheharta, Amritsar; and Gagandeep Singh alias Gagan (26), a resident of Guru Nanakpura in Kot Khalsa, Amritsar. Both accused persons have previous criminal records, with cases under the Arms Act and for snatching-related offences registered against them.<\/p>\n<p>DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused were in contact with a Dubai-based handler through virtual numbers, facilitating cross-border heroin consignments from across the border via drones and directing pickup locations and further supply chains. The Dubai-based handler is also linked to multiple narcotics networks and a major NDPS case involving recovery of 43 kg heroin, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The DGP said that further investigation is underway to trace forward and backward linkages of the network.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing operational details, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar acting on specific and reliable secret information, police teams conducted a well-planned operation and apprehended both the suspects and recovered 7.6 kg heroin along with drug money from their possession.<\/p>\n<p>The CP said that during investigations, it has also surfaced that the Dubai-based handler has been operating multiple narcotics networks. 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