Punjab Police dismantle organised crime network: Seven arrested in Amritsar, over 20 kg heroin recovered
PTC News Desk: Amritsar Rural Police have arrested seven accused while busting a network involved in illegal arms trafficking and drug smuggling. Police recovered 14 newly manufactured pistols and 20 kg of heroin from their possession. The preliminary investigation suggests that the network was linked to a handler based abroad.
The heroin seized is estimated to be worth crores of rupees in the international market. According to police, the accused were in contact with a foreign-based handler who allegedly arranged supplies of illegal weapons through an organised network and distributed them to criminals.
Police are now investigating the network’s other members and tracing the contacts involved in supplying weapons and drugs.
Several cases registered
Cases have been registered at Gharinda and Kathunangal police stations. Investigators are trying to establish the source of the recovered weapons and heroin and determine whether the accused were linked to other smugglers or criminal gangs.
Police intensify action against organised crime
According to Punjab Police, the campaign against illegal arms trafficking, drug smuggling and organised crime is continuing across the state. Further action may be taken against other people linked to the network as the investigation progresses.
- PTC NEWS
