Punjab: ANTF arrest drug smuggler with 18kg Heroin worth Rs 126 crore

Chandigarh: In a well-coordinated operation, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF),

Border Range, Amritsar, apprehends Hira Singh alias Hira of Village Khaira, PS Gharinda, Amritsar

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and recovers 18.227 kg Heroin of Rs 126 crore, said DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Friday.

He said that the investigations reveals Hira Singh and his associate Kulwinder Singh alias Kinda of Village Dauke, PS Gharinda, were linked to Pakistan-based drug trafficker Billa. They were smuggling heroin from across the border and supplying it as per the trafficker’s instructions.

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DGP Yadav said that the raids are underway to nab Kulwinder Singh, and further investigation is in progress to dismantle the entire network.

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