Two held with over 5 kg heroin, 4 pistols: Punjab Police

Punjab Police have arrested two individuals and seized 5.5 kg of heroin, four pistols, and 10 cartridges in a major crackdown on a drug and arms smuggling module.

Police have unearthed a drug and illegal arms smuggling module in Punjab with the arrest of two persons and recovery of 5.5 kg of heroin, a top police officer said on Thursday.

Punjab Police's Counter Intelligence (CI) wing in Amritsar recovered four pistols and 10 cartridges from them, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said.

Police teams also impounded their motorcycle.

Yadav said preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested accused, Bobby Singh and Harjit Singh, both residents of village Rokhe in Ajnala, Amritsar, were in contact with a cross-border smuggler.

Yadav said the CI Amritsar received input that both the suspects had recently received a consignment of arms/ammunition and were going to deliver it on their motorcycle near Village Kale Ghanupur on the bypass highway, Amritsar.

He said police teams intercepted the duo on the bypass near Village Kale Ghanupur and during the search recovered four pistols and 10 live cartridges from their possession.

Following the disclosure statement of the accused Bobby, 5.5 kg of heroin was recovered from village Bhaka Tara Singh, he said.

The DGP said the investigation is underway.