Chandigarh/Amritsar, Sep 13 (Agency) In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police on Monday arrested a ‘big fish’ international smuggler, identified as Harpreet Singh alias Happy of Chawinda Kalan village (Amritsar), for his role in the smuggling of 40 kg heroin-consignment, which was recovered at Indo-Pak border. Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta said that the police have also recovered 1 kg heroin from the possession of Happy, who was arrested by the Amritsar Commissionerate Police from Chheharta village in Amritsar. Police have also impounded his motorcycle, he added.
Amritsar Rural Police had earlier foiled a major drug smuggling bid by recovering 39 packets of heroin, weighing 40.81 kg, in the Panjgraian Border Outpost (BOP) area of Amritsar on August 21, 2021. DGP Gupta said that the investigations carried out so far had pointed to Happy’s nexus with international-based drug smugglers and gangsters. “His (Happy) links with smugglers in Pakistan and smuggler Jagga, who works from Malaysia are also being deeply probed,” he added. Amritsar Commissioner of Police (CP) Vikram Jeet Duggal said that the police are carrying out further investigations to unravel the international drug supply network operating in the state. Meanwhile, a case has been registered under section 21 of the NDPS act at Police Station Chheharta in Amritsar.