Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/Amritsar, March 18-
Striking a major blow to the International narcotic network amidst the ongoing war against drugs waged on the directions of CM Bhagwant Singh Mann, Commissionerate Police Amritsar has busted a cross-border drug cartel with the arrest of one individual and recovered 8.08 kg heroin and one .30 bore pistol along with five cartridges from his possession, said DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
The arrested drug smuggler has been identified as Dharminder Singh alias Sonu, a resident of village Harsha Chhena in Amritsar. Apart from recovering heroin and a weapon, police teams have impounded his Hyundai Creta car, which the accused was using to deliver the consignments.
Sharing operation details, CP Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, while addressing a press conference, said that acting on reliable inputs, Police teams under the supervision of DCP investigation Ravinder Pal Singh Sandhu, ADCP Investigation Navjot Singh, and ACP North Kamaljit Singh and led by Inspector Ranjit Singh Dhaliwal apprehended the above accused Dharminder alias Sonu Near Mental Hospital in Amritsar, when he was waiting for someone to deliver the consignment.
