Three held with 1 kg heroin, drug money

The Amritsar Rural Police arrested three members of a heroin supply network in separate operations on Friday night, recovering over 1 kg of contraband, drug money and a motorcycle. Two separate cases have been registered under the NDPS Act in this connection.

Amandeep Singh, SHO of the Gharinda police station, said the police received specific information that Gursewak Singh, alias Sebo, and Surjit Singh, alias Kaku, both residents of Dhanoe Khurd village located near the International Border with Pakistan, were transporting a consignment of heroin for delivery. Acting swiftly, the police set up a naka near Ranike village and intercepted the duo under suspicious circumstances.

During the search, the police recovered over 1 kg of heroin from their possession. Preliminary interrogation revealed that the consignment had allegedly been dropped in a nearby field by Pakistani smugglers using a drone on Thursday night. The accused were reportedly on their way to distribute the narcotics further.

In a separate operation, the Mattewal police arrested Prabhjot Singh, alias Prabh, and recovered 12 grams of heroin along with Rs 11,200 in drug money from his possession.

The police have seized the motorcycle allegedly used in the crime and initiated further investigation to trace the backward and forward linkages of the smuggling network. Officials said efforts are underway to identify the cross-border handlers involved in the drone-based supply chain.