Punjab: 4kg heroin seized, 4 held near Attari

The arrested accused have been identified as Rohit, Vishal Singh and Gurdit Singh, all residents of Rodawala Kalan village in Attari, and Sahildeep Singh of Dande

Police on Tuesday arrested four drug traffickers and recovered 4.168kg of heroin and five mobile phones from their possession in separate cases.

Police recovered 2kg of heroin and two mobile phones from their possession. (HT File)

The arrested accused have been identified as Rohit, Vishal Singh and Gurdit Singh, all residents of Rodawala Kalan village in Attari, and Sahildeep Singh of Dande.

Acting on specific intelligence inputs that Rohit, Vishal and Gurdit were involved in heroin trafficking, Gharinda police conducted an operation and arrested them from a drain area on the Attari side near Rodawala. Police recovered 2kg of heroin and two mobile phones from their possession.

In another operation conducted jointly by the police and BSF near Attari, one Sahildeep Singh was arrested with 2.158kg of heroin and three mobile phones.