Punjab: Two drug-smuggling modules busted; five held with 12kg ICE, 14kg heroin
Punjab Police on Wednesday busted two drug smuggling modules in Amritsar and Ferozepur, arresting five persons and recovering 12kg of ICE (methamphetamine) and 14kg of heroin in separate intelligence-led operations. A case under Sections 21-C and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered at the Chheharta police station in Amritsar. (HT File) In Amritsar, police busted an international drug cartel with the arrest of Mohit alias Bachi (19), a resident of Pavaar village in Jalandhar district and Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh alias Harman (23), a resident of Kot Khalsa in Amritsar. Police recovered 10kg of ICE (methamphetamine) and 4kg of heroin from their possession, director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday. A case under Sections 21-C and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered at the Chheharta police station in Amritsar, officials said. DGP Yadav said the preliminary probe revealed that the accused were in contact with a Dubai-based drug smuggler and were trafficking narcotics in Punjab and Delhi at …

