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Chandigarh: Continuing its operation against rising drug trafficking, Punjab police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a drug smuggler with 3 kg of heroin in the 10 kg heroin.
Sharing information Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the state police has arrested another drug smuggler and around 3 kg of heroin in the 10 kg heroin recovery case. The police also said that the arrested person is Lovepreet Singh and is the resident of Main Bazar in Attari, Amritsar.
The development happened after the Punjab police busted a cross border drug smuggling racket following the arrest of Harmandeep Singh, who is the resident of Ghumanpura village of Amritsar. A total of 10 kg of drugs was found from his possession. The accused was found in touch with a Pakistan-based-drugs smuggler Chacha Bawa who used drones to deliver his drug consignment across the border.
As per DGP Gaurav Yadav, the police has named Lovepreet Singh as an accused in the 10 kg heroin recovery case. The development happened after arrested accused Harmandeep was part of a larger consignment smuggled from Pakistan. Further investigations are ongoing to identify other associates involved in this drug smuggling racket, he said.
In this regard, a case FIR No. 8 dated 18.02.2025 has already been registered under sections 21, 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act at Police Station State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Amritsar.
