{"id":63938,"date":"2026-04-20T17:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=63938"},"modified":"2026-04-20T18:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:47:03","slug":"four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Linked to Foreign-Based Narcotics, Arms Module Held with 9.9 Kg Heroin, Two Pistols"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Hoshiarpur News (April 20):<\/span> In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Hoshiarpur Police has busted a major inter-state\/foreign-linked narcotics and illegal arms module with the arrest of its four operatives and recovered 9.925 kg of heroin, two .30 bore foreign-made pistols along with eight magazines and 40 live cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.<\/p>\n

Those arrested have been identified as Manjinder Singh alias Sonu, a resident of village Pathralian in Hoshiarpur; Shivam Bhandari, a resident of Dhina in Jalandhar; Sahil Masih alias Monu of village Pakhoke Tahli in Gurdaspur; and Ramel Roger of Garhshankar in Hoshiarpur.<\/p>\n

DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the arrested accused were in direct contact with foreign-based gangsters and were acting as their local handlers, facilitating drug trafficking and the supply of illegal weapons in the region.<\/p>\n

The DGP said that further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages in this case to dismantle the entire network.<\/p>\n

Sharing operational details, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hoshiarpur Sandeep Kumar Malik said that following a reliable input, Police teams have set up a special checkpoint (nakabandi) in the jurisdiction of Garhshankar. During the operation, an i-20 car was intercepted on a suspicion basis, leading to the apprehension of the four accused and the subsequent recovery of the heroin and weapons consignment from their vehicle, he said.<\/p>\n

The SSP further said that one of the arrested accused, Sahil Masih, is a habitual offender and is also involved in firing at a police party in District Batala. More arrests and recoveries are likely in coming days as the investigation progresses, he added.<\/p>\n

In this regard, a case FIR No. 61 dated 19-04-2026 has been registered under sections 21 and 29 of the NDPS Act and section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Garhshankar in Hoshiarpur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hoshiarpur News (April 20): In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Hoshiarpur Police has busted a major inter-state\/foreign-linked narcotics and illegal arms module with the arrest of its four operatives and recovered 9.925 kg of heroin, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63939,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,19,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-latest","category-punjab"],"yoast_head":"\nFour Linked to Foreign-Based Narcotics, Arms Module Held with 9.9 Kg Heroin, Two Pistols - PunjabENews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Four Linked to Foreign-Based Narcotics, Arms Module Held with 9.9 Kg Heroin, Two Pistols - PunjabENews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hoshiarpur News (April 20): In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Hoshiarpur Police has busted a major inter-state\/foreign-linked narcotics and illegal arms module with the arrest of its four operatives and recovered 9.925 kg of heroin, […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PunjabENews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-20T11:44:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-20T12:47:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260420-WA0019.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"937\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/\",\"name\":\"Four Linked to Foreign-Based Narcotics, Arms Module Held with 9.9 Kg Heroin, Two Pistols - PunjabENews\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260420-WA0019.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-20T11:44:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-20T12:47:03+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/ac7e9b01000e370ed073f051663cc35d\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260420-WA0019.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260420-WA0019.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":937},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Four Linked to Foreign-Based Narcotics, Arms Module Held with 9.9 Kg Heroin, Two Pistols\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/\",\"name\":\"PunjabENews\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/ac7e9b01000e370ed073f051663cc35d\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5f10c2ae8893861bd114957fb4ca76c826185be673c84916e05fed7cbf99b32b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5f10c2ae8893861bd114957fb4ca76c826185be673c84916e05fed7cbf99b32b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Four Linked to Foreign-Based Narcotics, Arms Module Held with 9.9 Kg Heroin, Two Pistols - PunjabENews","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Four Linked to Foreign-Based Narcotics, Arms Module Held with 9.9 Kg Heroin, Two Pistols - PunjabENews","og_description":"Hoshiarpur News (April 20): In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Hoshiarpur Police has busted a major inter-state\/foreign-linked narcotics and illegal arms module with the arrest of its four operatives and recovered 9.925 kg of heroin, […]","og_url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/","og_site_name":"PunjabENews","article_published_time":"2026-04-20T11:44:07+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-20T12:47:03+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":937,"url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260420-WA0019.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/","url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/","name":"Four Linked to Foreign-Based Narcotics, Arms Module Held with 9.9 Kg Heroin, Two Pistols - PunjabENews","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260420-WA0019.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-20T11:44:07+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-20T12:47:03+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/ac7e9b01000e370ed073f051663cc35d"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260420-WA0019.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260420-WA0019.jpg","width":1600,"height":937},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/four-linked-to-foreign-based-narcotics-arms-module-held-with-9-9-kg-heroin-two-pistols\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Four Linked to Foreign-Based Narcotics, Arms Module Held with 9.9 Kg Heroin, Two Pistols"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#website","url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/","name":"PunjabENews","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/ac7e9b01000e370ed073f051663cc35d","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5f10c2ae8893861bd114957fb4ca76c826185be673c84916e05fed7cbf99b32b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5f10c2ae8893861bd114957fb4ca76c826185be673c84916e05fed7cbf99b32b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English"],"url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63938"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63941,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63938\/revisions\/63941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}