Overview
- Amritsar Commissionerate Police said an intelligence-led operation dismantled a narcotics-and-arms network, arresting six suspects and recovering a Glock 9mm and a .30-bore pistol along with 4.03 kg of heroin.
- Punjab Police stated the suspects communicated with a Pakistan-based handler called Shah on social media and received consignments pushed in by drones in the Khemkaran and Ferozepur sectors.
- A case tied to the arrests was registered at the Gate Islamabad police station in Amritsar, with investigators pursuing forward and backward linkages.
- In a separate rural action, police arrested Jobanpreet Singh and reported seizing 6 kg of heroin near Khasa, with an NDPS case lodged at Gharinda police station.
- Police linked the broader probe to financial trails after a recent hawala bust recovered ₹2.05 crore, with further investigation underway to map the network.