3 held with 2.7kg heroin

With the arrest of three drug peddlers, the Amritsar (Rural) police today confiscated 2.7kg of heroin from their possession. They were identified a Lovepreet Singh and Jasbir Singh, both residents of Dhariwal village and Jaskaran Singh, a resident of Lahiyan village.

Charanjit Singh, SSP, Amritsar (Rural), said it was believed that the contraband was smuggled through drones. He said the suspects were going to deliver the drug to someone when the police intercepted them.

“There has been an increase in drone movement along the Amritsar border with Pakistan since August 17. We have been keeping a close watch along with the Border Security Force at the international border,” the SSP said.

He said the Punjab Police had been laying shifting nakas on the basis of intelligence inputs which had led to huge recoveries in the past. He said the police was working as second line of defence. The suspects were produced before a court and brought on police remand for interrogation, the SSP added. He said properties of the suspects would also be identified and frozen.