Amritsar:- Amritsar Commissionerate Police has arrested 10 individuals and busted five modules involved in drug trafficking and the supply of illegal weapons. Police teams recovered six pistols, 4.409 kg of heroin, 500 grams of opium, drug money amounting to Rs 12.90 lakh and a drone from their possession. This information was shared by DGP Gaurav Yadav.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Rajbir Singh (23), Gaganpreet Singh alias Gagan (31) and Saurav Singh alias Bahadur (23), all residents of Amritsar; Vishal Singh alias Tibru (22) and Rashpal Singh alias Babba (44), both residents of Noorpur village in Lopoke; Veerpal Singh alias Billa (19), a resident of Mari Megha village in Tarn Taran; Jagwinder Singh alias Kala (19), a resident of Ami Shah village in Tarn Taran; Sukhchain Singh alias Sukh (20), a resident of Khiala village; Jaskaran Singh alias Jassi (22), a resident of Kolowal village; and Yuvraj Singh alias Jaggu (20), a resident of Gosabad village in Amritsar Rural.
The six recovered pistols include one Glock 9mm pistol and five .30-bore pistols. In addition, 12 live cartridges were recovered. Police also seized two cars allegedly used to carry out criminal activities.
The DGP said the preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested accused were involved in illegal arms and drug trafficking. He added that further investigation is underway to identify other individuals connected with the network.
