Punjab Newsline | Amritsar
Amritsar Commissionerate Police have busted a major international drug trafficking network, seizing 8.378 kg of heroin worth an estimated ₹48 crore in the international market, along with ₹2 lakh in suspected drug money. Two accused, including a juvenile, have been arrested.
Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the operation was launched following specific intelligence. In the first phase, Chheharta Police arrested 28-year-old Lovepreet Singh alias Love, a BA graduate from Khasa village, along with a juvenile, and recovered 2 kg of heroin.
Based on their interrogation, police recovered an additional 3.010 kg of heroin and ₹2 lakh in drug proceeds, taking the first operation's total seizure to 5.010 kg. A follow-up operation led to the recovery of another 3.368 kg of heroin, bringing the total haul to 8.378 kg.
Preliminary investigations suggest that Pakistan-based smugglers were using drones to drop heroin consignments at pre-designated locations along the India-Pakistan border. Local operatives allegedly collected the consignments and distributed them further. Police said Lovepreet Singh had no previous criminal record, and further investigations are underway to identify others linked to the cross-border trafficking network.
