Chandigarh/Jalandhar:- Amritsar Rural Police have arrested seven people, including three minors, in two separate operations and recovered a hand grenade, two .30-bore pistols, 29 cartridges and 3.4 kg of heroin. DGP Gaurav Yadav said the accused arrested in the first operation were identified as Ajay (28), a resident of Moor Khokhar, and Robin Masih alias Noni (22), a resident of Sultanwind.
In the second operation, Gurlal Singh (20) and Rashpal Singh (18), both residents of Lopoke, were arrested along with three minors. Police teams also seized their unregistered motorcycle. The arrested accused were allegedly smuggling weapons and supplying them further on the instructions of smugglers based abroad.
IG Border Range Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said Amritsar Rural Police had received credible information that a suspect named Ajay had received a consignment of heroin and weapons dropped across the border by drone, on the instructions of gangsters based abroad, for further distribution.
