Amritsar Commissionerate Police dismantled two connected cross-border drug smuggling groups, detaining five individuals and seizing seven kilograms of heroin, as confirmed by Punjab’s Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav. The arrested suspects include Deepak Singh, also known as Deepu, Prince Singh, Rajinder Singh, Randeep Singh, and Gurpreet Singh, all residents of Amritsar. Besides the heroin recovery, law enforcement also confiscated a motorcycle used for trafficking drugs.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the apprehended individuals were in communication with a smuggler based in Pakistan, who was dispatching shipments via drones and managing the drug distribution within the state through local contacts. Further probes are ongoing to uncover the complete network of this illicit drug trade. Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar disclosed that Deepak Singh was apprehended with 1.3 kg of heroin, leading to the recovery of a total of 4.04 kg of heroin after additional findings during interrogation.
In connection with the common handler in Pakistan, the police arrested three more suspects – Rajinder, Randeep, and Gurpreet – seizing 1.01 kg of heroin. Subsequently, the fourth associate, Prince Singh, was also captured, with two kilograms of heroin found in his possession. Deepak, one of the accused, has a previous criminal record under the NDPS Act, with cases registered in Khanna town and at police stations in Chheharta and Amritsar Cantonment under Section 21-C of the NDPS Act.
