BATALA, Apr 11:
The Punjab Police has busted a cross-border drug and illegal arms smuggling racket and arrested three persons, including a juvenile, officials said on Saturday.
Police recovered 6.5 kg of heroin, a .30 calibre pistol, six live cartridges and Rs 1 lakh in drug money from the accused and impounded their vehicle, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said.
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The accused have been identified as Nishan Singh of Mulianwal in Batala, Ravipal Singh of Raipur and a juvenile.
The arrests were made during an investigation into an extortion-related March 30 firing incident in Batala.
Two accused, Vansh and Sukhchain alias Jashan, were earlier arrested in the case, and two pistols were recovered from them.
During interrogation, they revealed details about the smuggling network, leading to the arrest of Ravipal and the juvenile, police said.
Further probe revealed that the accused were working on the directions of a foreign-based handler and were supplying drugs and weapons, officials said.
Based on inputs, police later intercepted Nishan Singh near Amritsar and recovered heroin, a pistol, cartridges and drug money from him.
A case has been registered at the Civil Lines police station in Batala under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act. (PTI)
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