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Punjab: 15 kg of heroin, ₹8.4 lakh drug money recovered from juvenile in Amritsar
Punjab Police chief Gaurav Yadav says the minor was detained at a checkpoint, while the mastermind of the trans-border narcotics smuggling racket, Resham Singh, is on the run
Published on: Feb 9, 2023, 15:44:21 IST
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A boy was caught with 15 kg of heroin in Amritsar, Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday.
Police recovered ₹8.4 lakh from the minor, who was detained at a police checkpoint on Ram Tirath Road in Amritsar.
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“In an intelligence-led operation, #CI Amritsar arrested a juvenile and recovered 15 kg of heroin along with ₹8.4 lakh drug money from him at naka (checkpoint) on Ram Tirath Road, Amritsar,” the DGP said in a tweet.
He said the mastermind of the trans-border narcotics smuggling racket, Resham Singh, is on the run.
A case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in Amritsar.
