4 held with over 28 kg heroin in Punjab's Ferozepur

Punjab Police have busted a cross-border drug smuggling module, seizing 28.12 kg of heroin and Rs 9.5 lakh in cash, and arresting four people with suspected foreign links.

Punjab Police has busted a cross-border drug smuggling module with the arrest of four people in Guruharsahai in Ferozepur, a top officer said on Sunday.

Police recovered 28.12 kg of heroin and Rs 9.5 lakh in cash from the accused, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said in a post on X.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the module had links with foreign-based smugglers and handlers, who had allegedly tasked the accused with retrieving and further distributing the narcotics consignment within Indian territory, he said.

Further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages and dismantle the entire cross-border drug smuggling network, the DGP said.

According to police, more arrests and recoveries are expected in the coming days.