The counter intelligence (CI) wing of Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested a drug smuggler with the recovery of 4 kg of heroin from his possession near Khurmania village after having a tip-off.
The arrested accused has been identified as Manpreet Singh of Kot Khalsa locality in Amritsar. Apart from heroin, the police also impounded the accused’s car.
A CI spokesperson said they had received a reliable input that Manpreet has recently retrieved a heroin consignment, smuggled by Pakistan smugglers using a drone, from Naushehra Dhala village in Tarn Taran district. “As per information, Manpreet was on the way to deliver the consignment to someone,” he added.
He said acting on the tip-off, a team of CI-Amritsar arrested the accused from Khurmania-Ram Tirath link road and recovered 4 kg of heroin from his possession.
“Investigation has revealed that Manpreet was in touch with Pak-based drug smugglers via WhatsApp,” the spokesperson said.
A case has been registered under Sections 21, 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act at the state special operation cell’s Amritsar police station.