In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug-free state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of two operatives and recovered 30 kg of heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, a resident of Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar in Amritsar, and Gagandeep Singh, a resident of Bhalla Colony in Amritsar. Apart from recovering the heroin haul, the police also impounded the Hero Deluxe motorcycle bearing registration number PB02-DU-3533 that was allegedly being used to transport the consignment.
Pertinently, this is the third major narcotics smuggling module busted by CI Amritsar since July 6, 2026, taking the total heroin recovery to 68 kg in just 10 days. Earlier, on July 6, CI Amritsar arrested three individuals and recovered 13 kg of heroin from their possession. On July 7, it arrested three more individuals and seized another 25 kg of heroin.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused were operating on the directions of a foreign-based handler linked to cross-border smugglers. They were involved in collecting heroin consignments from different locations and delivering them to other parties across the state, he said.
Sharing operational details, he said that police teams of CI Amritsar had received information that suspects Gurpreet Singh and Gagandeep Singh had recently retrieved a huge consignment of heroin and were expected to deliver it to the other party near the Gaunsabad area of Police Station Kambo in Amritsar.
Acting swiftly, police teams laid Nakas and apprehended them after intercepting their motorcycle near Gaunsabad in Amritsar and recovered 30 kg of heroin from their possession, he added.
The DGP said that further investigation is underway to establish the forward and backward linkages in the case to uncover the entire supply chain. In this regard, FIR No. 46, dated 14-07-2026, has been registered under Sections 21, 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act at the State Special Operations Cell Police Station, Amritsar.