The Punjab Police on Thursday said it has busted a narcotic smuggling module with the recovery of 40 kg of heroin and the arrest of four operatives. The Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of the Punjab Police, Amritsar, busted the module, officials said.
Those arrested have been identified as Narinder Singh alias Nanni, Suraj, Jacob Masih and Ajay Kumar alias Ravi, all residents of Kot Isse Khan in Moga.
Apart from recovering the heroin haul, police teams have also impounded their two cars bearing Punjab and Uttar Pradesh registration numbers, which were being used for transporting the consignment.
Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said the accused had collected a large heroin consignment on the directions of their handler, a narco-smuggler, to supply to different locations in Punjab
Acting on specific information, police teams laid a checkpoint on the Amritsar-Tarn-Taran highway and intercepted the four operatives. Further investigation is underway to trace the complete supply chain and identify backward and forward linkages in this case, including possible cross-border connections, the DGP said.
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