Punjab Police on Thursday busted a cross-border drug and arms smuggling module, seizing 4.108 kg of heroin and arresting two persons, officials said.
According to officials, four sophisticated pistols and five live cartridges were also recovered from their possession.
Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav, in a post on X, said, “Preliminary investigation found that the accused were in contact with Pakistan-based smugglers through social media and were receiving consignments of drugs and arms for further distribution in Punjab.”
A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Arms Act at the Cantonment police station in Amritsar, he said. “Further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages of the network and identify other associates involved,” Yadav added.
Punjab Police have recently intensified anti-narcotics, anti-crime and anti-gang operations across the state and arrested several individuals involved in drug and arms smuggling trade.
In 2026, Punjab Police, under the leadership of DGP Gaurav Yadav, launched a war on gangsters in an attempt to curb various criminal activities carried out by organised syndicates.
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