Amritsar police arrest one, seize 4kg methamphetamine and 1kg heroin

In a breakthrough, Amritsar Police on May 3 unearthed trans-border narcotic smuggling network by apprehending one person and seizing 4kg Ice (Methamphetamine) & 1 Kg Heroin.

Sharing more information, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav in a post on 'X' said drone were used to transport drugs from Pakistan-based drug smugglers.

In an intelligence led operation against trans-border narcotic smuggling networks, CI Amritsar has apprehended one person and seized 4 Kg Ice (Methamphetamine) & 1 Kg Heroin

Drones were used to transport drugs from #Pakistan-based drug smuggler

FIR under NDPS Act registered… pic.twitter.com/Nn03FvbVbC

— DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) May 3, 2024

Further, an FIR under NDPS Act has been registered at SSOC Amritsar and investigations are on-going to establish backwards & forward linkages.

Earlier, over five kilograms of heroin and a box of ammunition were recovered by the BSF and the Punjab Police near the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar on May 2.