In a significant breakthrough against cross-border narcotics smuggling, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police have busted a drug trafficking module by arresting two persons and recovering 4.13 kg of heroin.
The arrests were made following a targeted operation based on specific intelligence, Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said.
The arrested individuals - Atish Suman (22) of Phagwara and Sawinder Singh, alias Sundri (28), of Boparai Kalan village - were in direct contact with Europe-based handlers as well as operatives lodged in jail, preliminary investigations revealed. They were allegedly involved in facilitating the supply and distribution of heroin consignments in the Majha and Doaba regions, the Police Commissioner added.
Sharing details, Bhullar said that acting on credible inputs, the police first apprehended Atish Suman and recovered 220 grams of heroin from him. During sustained interrogation, he led the police to an additional 670 grams of the contraband from his possession.
Based on his disclosures, the police then arrested his associate, Sawinder Singh, from whom a major quantity of 3.24 kg of heroin was seized.
Both the accused have prior criminal records under the NDPS Act and the Arms Act. Police officials said investigations are ongoing to trace the forward and backward linkages of the network, and more arrests and recoveries are expected.