Overview
- Punjab Police arrested five people in coordinated intelligence-led operations that, according to officials, together yielded about 7.5 kg of heroin, 1 kg of opium, six .30-bore pistols and roughly ₹10 lakh in suspected drug proceeds.
- Amritsar commissionerate teams arrested Joga Singh and Manpreet Singh and recovered six pistols plus around 1 kg each of heroin and opium after interrogation produced additional leads.
- Amritsar Rural Police in separate actions detained three suspects and seized about 6.582 kg of heroin, nearly ₹9.90 lakh in cash and an SUV used to move consignments.
- Investigators say the accused were in contact with foreign-based handlers and have lodged FIRs under the NDPS and Arms Acts as they interrogate the suspects, trace financial trails and expect more arrests.
- The seizures fit a wider pattern of intelligence-driven crackdowns in Punjab near cross-border routes and signal a move beyond small-scale retail dealing toward organised, cross-border syndicates that police aim to dismantle.