4 smugglers held, 5 kg heroin seized

The police have busted a trans-border drug cartel and arrested four traffickers, leading to recovery of 5.06 kg of heroin from their possession in two cases.

Those arrested have been identified as Gurjant Singh, alias Kalu, of Bachiwind village (Amritsar), Jagjit Singh of Rania village (Amritsar), Sahil Kumar of Ghariyala village (Tarn Taran) and Rinku of Basti Dune Wali in Guru Har Sahai in Ferozepur.

Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said the arrested persons were in contact with Pakistan-based drug smugglers, who were using drones to smuggle narcotics across the border. The drugs were further being supplied in different areas of Amritsar.

Two FIRs have been registered under relevant sections of the NDPS Act at the Cantonment and Sadar Amritsar police stations in this connection, he added.

Sharing details of the first case, Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said based on credible intelligence, the police arrested Gurjant Kalu and Jagjit Singh from the Mahal bypass area and seized 3.067 kg of heroin from them.

Similarly, police teams from the CIA Staff-1 led by Inspector Amolakdeep Singh arrested Sahil Kumar and Rinku and seized an additional 2 kg of heroin from them. They had been in the drug trade for the past year, he said.

Preliminary investigation revealed that Jagjit Singh had earlier returned from Italy and was facing one drug peddling case. He was wanted by the Amritsar Rural police in connection with the recovery of 5 kg heroin on January 14, 2024. The CP said preliminary probe had revealed that Rinku was running a big hawala network to transfer illegal money of drug trade to different suppliers.