Punjab: Amritsar Police arrests six, recovers 4.03 kg heroin and two pistols

Acting on input received the Amritsar Commissionerate Police on Thursday arrested six operatives involved in crossborder heroin and weapons supply recovering 403 kg heroin and two pistol dismantling a major narcotics and arms network as per the Director General Punjab DGP Punjab PoliceIn a post on social media X the DGP wrote that the preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested person was in contact with a Pakistanbased handler through social media platforms and was receiving heroin and weapons consignments in Khemkaran and Ferozpur sector which were being pushed by Pakistani smugglers through drones for supply in AmritsarIn an intelligenceled operation Amritsar Commissionerate Police dismantles a major narcotics amp arms network Apprehends six operatives involved in crossborder heroin amp weapons supply and recovers 403 Kg Heroin amp 2 pistols 1 Glock 9mm 1 Pistol 30 bore Preliminaryhellip pictwittercom5krdVqInEkmdash DGP Punjab Police DGPPunjabPolice September 25 2025In an intelligenceled operation Amritsar Commissionerate Police dismantles a major narcotics amp arms network Apprehends six operatives involved in crossborder heroin amp weapons supply and recovers 403 Kg Heroin amp 2 pistols 1 Glock 9mm 1 Pistol 30 borePreliminary investigation revealed the arrested accused were in contact with Pakistanbased handler Shah through social media platforms They were receiving heroin amp weapons consignments in Khemkaran and Ferozepur sector being pushed in by Pakistan smugglers through drones for supply in Amritsar area the post readA First Information Report FIR has been registered at the Gate Islamabad Police Station Further investigation is currently underway to expose the full nexus including both backward and forward linkages of the network FIR has been registered at PS Gate Islamabad Amritsar Further investigation is underway to expose the full nexus including backward amp forward linkages of the network Punjab Police reiterates its commitment to dismantling narcoterror and organised crime networks to safeguard Punjab the post further readA day earlier acting on a backward linkage the Punjab Police busted a significant hawala network and recovered Rs 205 crore said Director General of Police DGP Punjab Gaurav YadavThe operation was led by the Kapurthala Police which arrested an associate involved in funding operations linked to the Ludhianabased hawala operatorDGP Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav said Acting swiftly on backward linkages Kapurthala Police busts a major Hawala network recovering Rs205 crore of Hawala money The police team zeroed in on one Ludhianabased hawala operator and arrested one associate who was involved in funding operations through HawalaHe further highlighted ongoing efforts saying Last week Kapurthala Police unearthed a largescale online cyberfraud scam in Phagwara A case was registered at PS Cyber Crime Kapurthala resulting in the arrest of 38 accused along with the seizure of 40 laptops 67 mobile phones and Rs10 lakh of suspected Hawala money linked to the scamDGP Yadav added Further investigation is underway to expose and neutralise the entire nexus Punjab Police remains resolute in dismantling organised financial crime networks curbing cyber fraud and safeguarding citizens hardearned moneyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever