Chandigarh, Feb 8 : Two persons were arrested, and 25 kg of heroin, along with arms and ammunition, was seized from them in Punjab’s Amritsar, a police officer said on Sunday.
The arrests were made by the Punjab Police in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF), Amritsar, the officer said.
“In a major breakthrough against trans-border narcotics and arms smuggling, Amritsar Rural Police, in a joint operation with the BSF, recovered a huge consignment of 25 kg heroin, 2 pistols and 60 live rounds,” Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said in a post on X.
DGP Yadav said that two persons, residents of the Ghogha area, were also arrested during the operation.
“The recovery points towards an organised cross-border smuggling module using drones,” he added.
Efforts are underway to trace forward and backward linkages. An FIR has been registered, and further investigation is underway, he said.
