CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, September 7:
In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Rural Police has busted a cross-border narcotics and illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of two individuals, and recovered 15 illegal pistols and 5 kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
Those arrested have been identified as Deepak Singh, a resident of Rorawala Khurd and Shubhpreet Singh alias Shubh, resident of Verka-Majitha Bypass in Amritsar.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused were allegedly in contact with foreign-based handlers, and were receiving consignments of illegal arms and drugs for further supply in the region as directed by their handlers.
The DGP said that further investigation is underway to establish the complete forward and backward linkages in this case to identify other persons involved, and dismantle the wider illegal arms and drug trafficking networks.
Sharing operational details, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Border Range Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that teams from Police Station Gharinda had received a reliable information that two suspects, who deal in illegal pistol and heroin smuggling, were actively moving around in the Attari area.
Acting swiftly on this input, police party set up a naka (checkpoint) at the Dhussi Bandh T-point located at Attari-Jhabal Road and stopped two suspected persons riding on Activa scooter, said the IGP, while adding that upon frisking the Activa riders Shubhpreet Singh and Deepak Singh— who was riding pillion— consignment of 15 pistols and 5 kg heroin was recovered.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amritsar Rural Kanwalpreet Singh Chahal said that based on the interrogation of both arrested accused persons, two more accused involved in this module have been identified and raids are being conducted to nab them.