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CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, FEBRUARY 29
In the ongoing effort to bolster Punjab’s security, Commissionerate Amritsar Police has cracked down on an International Narco Smuggling Cartel allegedly linked to USA-based individual Jasmeet alias Lucky. DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav announced the breakthrough on Thursday, following the apprehension of a drug smuggler and the confiscation of 5kg of Heroin from his possession. The arrested smuggler, identified as Gurpreet Kumar alias Deep (27) from New Shanti Nagar Bhajwara in Hoshiarpur, was taken into custody. Additionally, law enforcement authorities seized a TATA ACE (Chotta Hathi) vehicle (PB07-AL-9743) utilized for heroin distribution.
DGP Gaurav Yadav also disclosed the dismantling of an arms supply racket based in Madhya Pradesh by Commissionerate Amritsar Police. Two individuals were arrested in connection with the case, during which four country-made pistols, four magazines, and 16 live cartridges were seized.
Those arrested have been identified as Harminderpal Singh (23) and Jatinderpal Singh alias Baba (20), both residents of Guru Nanak Colony in Amritsar. Police teams have also impounded their Activa scooter (PB02-ES-0344), on which they were going to deliver the weapon consignment.
Sharing more details, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that acting on reliable input, Police teams under the supervision of DCP Investigation Harpreet Singh Mander and DCP City Dr Pragya Jain led by ADCP Investigation Navjot Singh, ACP Investigation Kuldeep Singh and CIA Staff-3 Incharge Inspector Barinderjit Singh went to village Kajikot towards Chabal Road and accused Gurpreet Kumar alias Deep.
He said that during questioning, the arrested accused Gurpreet Kumar disclosed that they were receiving the Heroin consignment from across the border on the instructions of Jasmeet alias Lucky based in the USA.
Earlier, Amritsar Commissionerate Police had arrested five drug smugglers of Jasmeet alias Lucky module after recovering 6.2kg heroin, a car, Rs 3.80 lakh drug money, and 12 sims from their possession.
Sharing details of the weapon recovery case, CP Gurpreet Bhullar said that police teams arrested both the accused persons from the area of Pul Taranwala along the canal to Sultanwind Road when they were waiting for the person assigned to supply the pistols.
Preliminary investigation has revealed that they had brought these pistols from Madhya Pradesh (MP) to supply them to criminal elements in Amritsar. He said that apart from finding out the previous relations of the accused, Police teams are also investigating the matter from the financial point of view to freeze their bank accounts and properties.
CP Bhullar said that further investigation is on to ascertain the total quantity of drug and arms consignments recovered by the arrested accused so far. In this regard, the FIR has been registered under sections 21, 29,61,85 of the NDPS Act at Amritsar Police Station Maqboolpura, Amritsar and in another case, FIR under section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Sultanwind.