Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/Tara Taram, March 30-
Tarn Taran Police has dismantled a drug trafficking cartel with the arrest of two drug smugglers and recovered 6 kg heroin from their possession, said DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.
Those arrested have been identified as Hardeep Singh alias Deep and Harjeet Singh, both residents of Village Thathi Sohal, Tarn Taran. Apart from recovering heroin, police teams have also impounded their Swift car being used for the purpose of drug smuggling.
DGP said that preliminary investigations have revealed that arrested accused persons were in direct contact with Pakistan-based smugglers identified as Billa and Shah, who have been delivering consignments of drugs from across the border. Probe revealed that consignments were being dropped with the help of drones, he added.
The DGP said that further investigations are going on to establish backward and forward linkages in this case. More arrests and recoveries are likely in coming days, he added.
