Chandigarh, March 31
Striking yet another major blow to the cross-border drug smuggling, Punjab Police have arrested a drug smuggler linked to Pakistan and US-based drug syndicates and recovered 15 kg heroin from his possession, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said here on Monday.
The accused has been identified as Harshpreet Singh, a resident of Amritsar.
Apart from recovering the heroin haul, police teams have also impounded a scooter being used by the accused for drug smuggling.
The development came a day after Tarn Taran police dismantled a drug trafficking cartel with the arrest of two drug smugglers and recovered 6 kg of heroin from their possession.
DGP Yadav said preliminary investigation has revealed that the drug consignment is linked to a smuggling network operated by US-based smuggler Gurnam Kallowal, who is in link with Pakistan-based drug trafficker identified as Pahalwan.
The accused was using drones to drop the drug consignment from across the border, he added.