Chandigarh: Punjab police on Tuesday claimed to have dismantled a drug trafficking cartel with the arrest of four individuals, including one woman and seized 5 kg heroin from their possession.
Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav said that those arrested have been identified as Gurpreet Singh, 19, and Baljeet Kaur, 32 and Maninder Singh, 34, trio of Tarn Taran district and Harpreet Singh, 26, a resident of Amritsar. Apart from recovering heroin, police teams have also impounded two motorcycles used for the crime.
DGP Yadav said that all the accused persons were in direct contact with Pakistan-based smugglers and receiving consignments of drugs from across the border. Probe revealed that consignments were being dropped with the help of drones, he added.
The DGP said that further investigations are going on to establish backward and forward linkages in this case. More arrests and recoveries are likely in coming days, he added.
Police said that Gopi and Baljeet Kaur are related as nephew and aunt while Baljeet Kaur’s husband, Balbir Singh, was arrested in 2022 under the NDPS Act by the Hindumalkot police station in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, where 5 kg of heroin was recovered from him. He is currently lodged in Karanpur jail, Rajasthan.
