Jalandhar, 12 January 2025: Jalandhar Police arrested five people and recovered 400 grams of heroin, exposing links to a larger drug network, Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma disclosed.
The arrests followed an intelligence-based operation on the Qazi Mandi-Surya Enclave route, he said.
During routine patrolling, two suspects, Amandeep alias Bunty and Soma Rani, were stopped and found carrying 200 grams of heroin.
A case under the NDPS Act was registered at Rama Mandi Police Station on December 31, 2024.
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Subsequent investigation led to the arrest of three more suspects—Ravinder Singh, Karan Kumar, and Gurpreet Singh—who were also caught with 200 grams of heroin.
Sharma stated that the operation revealed a connection to a larger drug network.
He added that further investigation is underway, and detailed information will be shared soon.
