The drugs seized by the police. Photo: X/@DGPPunjabPolice
PK Jaiswar
Amritsar, October 23
The State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) here have busted a cross-border smuggling racket with the arrest of a drug trafficker.
The police seized 12kg of heroin, smuggled from Pakistan through a drone, from his possession.
DGP Gaurav Yadav in a post on X gave details of the seizure.
Big Blow to Trans Border narcotic network: SSOC Amritsar has busted a cross-border heroin smuggling racket and arrested one person and recovered 12 Kg Heroin
— DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) October 23, 2023
Drones were used to transport drugs from #Pakistan 1/2 pic.twitter.com/XaHHI5kQg6
He said those arrested had direct links with notorious drug smuggler Ranjeet Singh alias Cheeta, who was arrested in May 2020.
Cheeta was wanted in the seizure of 532kg of heroin by customs authorities from the Integrated Check post at Attari in June 2019.
The DGP said Cheeta’s brother Bhola was operating the drug racket from the US.
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