Peddler arrested in Amritsar, 1.2 kg drug, pistol seized

The Amritsar Rural Police arrested one person with a substantial quantity of narcotics and illegal arms during a special operation near Jagdev Khurd village here today.

Acting on a tip-off, the special cell of Amritsar Rural Police arrested Ravinder Singh, a resident of Kakkar village under Lopoke police station. The accused was apprehended near a canal bridge at Jagdev Khurd with 1.227 kg of ice drug (methamphetamine), a Glock pistol, an unregistered Hyundai i20 car and a mobile phone. The operation was carried out under the supervision of SSP Maninder Singh and DSP Ajnala Gurvinder Singh.

Providing further details, DSP Gurvinder Singh stated that the accused and his accomplice Armandeep Singh, a resident of Lodhi Gujjar village (Lopoke police station), were believed to be in contact with Pakistani smugglers and were involved in large-scale drug trafficking across Punjab.

The police laid a naka near the canal bridge based on the tip-off and manage to arrest Ravinder Singh. His associate Armandeep Singh managed to evade arrest.

A case has been registered at Ajnala police station under Sections 21(C), 22(C), 25, 29, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act and 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act.