Amritsar Rural Police catches 51.5 kg of heroin, nabs two operatives linked with Pakistan-based narco-terror network

Amritsar rural police caught a consignment of 𝟓𝟏.𝟓 𝐤𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐧.
Drug consignment seized by Amritsar Rural Police (Images via Jagran, X/@DGPPunjabPolice)

In a major success against the cross-border drug mafia, the Amritsar Rural Police busted a drug-smuggling racket, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav confirmed on Friday (30th January). The police seized a consignment of 51.5 kg of heroin packed in 103 packets and arrested two operatives linked with the racket. An FIR has been lodged at the Gharinda police station.

According to Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav, examination of the phones of the operatives caught by the police revealed that they were working in coordination with a Pakistan-based handler. “Preliminary investigation reveals that the accused was in active connivance with their #Pakistan-based handler, and they were involved in cross-border drug trafficking. Detailed examination of mobile phones has unearthed multiple communication trails and other incriminating digital evidence,” DGP Yadav wrote on X on Friday. “FIR has been registered at PS Gharinda under the NDPS Act. Further investigation is underway to trace forward and backward linkages of the network,” he further wrote.

This comes a day after the Punjab police busted an ISI-linked narco-terror module, which was being operated by a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative, Harwinder Rinda. He is also responsible for the Nalagarh Police Station blast in Himachal Pradesh.

“In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police busted an ISI-backed narco-terror module operated by Harwinder Rinda, a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative responsible for the Nalagarh Police Station blast in Himachal Pradesh. Two accused have been apprehended, and one IED has been recovered. The intelligence-based operation has been conducted in close coordination with @himachalpolice (Himachal Pradesh Police) and central agencies,” DGP Yadav posted on X on Thursday (29th January).

Written by OpIndia Staff
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