Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Amritsar Rural Police arrested six people and recovered heroin weighing eight kilograms and three pistols, along with cash worth Rs 30,000, in two separate cases, the director general said on Saturday of Punjab Police, Gaurav Yadav.
"Acting swiftly on intelligence input, Amritsar Rural Police in two different cases arrested six persons and recovered 8 kg of heroin and 3 pistols with drug money of Rs 30,000," the Punjab DGP said in a publication in 'X'.
The DGP said FIRs have been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and further investigation is underway.
"In both the cases, FIRs have been registered under the NDPS Act and investigations are underway to establish backward and forward linkages. @PunjabPoliceInd is committed to making our state drug free as per directions of CM @BhagwantMann" added the DGP.
Earlier on Friday, Punjab Police busted an inter-state opium smuggling syndicate operating from Jharkhand with the arrest of two major drug smugglers after recovering 66 kg of opium kept hidden in specially designed and manufactured compartments installed under their car. Maruti Swift, the DGP said. on Friday.
Those arrested have been identified as Sukhyad Singh alias Yad of Dalmir Khera village and Jagraj Singh of Bhamma Singh Wala village in Ferozepur. Apart from recovering a huge haul of opium, the police teams also recovered Rs 40,000 in drug money and 400 grams of gold from his possession, besides seizing his Swift car (PB 05 AC 5015) and a tractor.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said further financial investigation and meticulous monitoring in this case resulted in the discovery of 42 bank accounts that were being used for financial transactions by the organized opium syndicate.
"Following a financial trail in less than 24 hours, Fazilka police have frozen all 42 bank accounts with a huge amount of Rs 1.86 crore from drug proceeds," he said.
The DGP said the Fazilka police also initiated the property seizure process under section 68F of the NDPS Act. More research is being done to trace forward and backward links, he added.
"Acting swiftly on intelligence input, Amritsar Rural Police in two different cases arrested six persons and recovered 8 kg of heroin and 3 pistols with drug money of Rs 30,000," the Punjab DGP said in a publication in 'X'.
The DGP said FIRs have been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and further investigation is underway.
"In both the cases, FIRs have been registered under the NDPS Act and investigations are underway to establish backward and forward linkages. @PunjabPoliceInd is committed to making our state drug free as per directions of CM @BhagwantMann" added the DGP.
Earlier on Friday, Punjab Police busted an inter-state opium smuggling syndicate operating from Jharkhand with the arrest of two major drug smugglers after recovering 66 kg of opium kept hidden in specially designed and manufactured compartments installed under their car. Maruti Swift, the DGP said. on Friday.
Those arrested have been identified as Sukhyad Singh alias Yad of Dalmir Khera village and Jagraj Singh of Bhamma Singh Wala village in Ferozepur. Apart from recovering a huge haul of opium, the police teams also recovered Rs 40,000 in drug money and 400 grams of gold from his possession, besides seizing his Swift car (PB 05 AC 5015) and a tractor.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said further financial investigation and meticulous monitoring in this case resulted in the discovery of 42 bank accounts that were being used for financial transactions by the organized opium syndicate.
"Following a financial trail in less than 24 hours, Fazilka police have frozen all 42 bank accounts with a huge amount of Rs 1.86 crore from drug proceeds," he said.
The DGP said the Fazilka police also initiated the property seizure process under section 68F of the NDPS Act. More research is being done to trace forward and backward links, he added.
