Chandigarh: In yet another crackdown on the international drug and weapon smuggling networks being operated from across the border, Punjab Police arrested two wanted criminals on Sunday in a follow-up action after the recently busted international drug and weapon smuggling racket, which was being operated by BSF constable Sumit Kumar alias Noni.
A 7.65 mm Pistol etched with made in Italy markings, heroin, drug proceeds, two mobile phones, two wi-fi dongles and a KTM racing bike were also recovered from their possession.
Addressing a presser on Monday, Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta disclosed that the two accused were arrested on October 4 from near Kartarpur in Jalandhar when they were on a heroin deliver mission. The two arrested included Simranjeet Singh alias Simran (26) of Dhirpur village in Jalandhar district and Balram Singh (26) of Surakhpur village in Kapurthala district. The KTM bike which the drug smugglers were riding, had been stolen from the parking lot of a private university.
A case has been registered against them in PS Kartarpur under the relevant sections of NDPS Act, Arms Act and the IPC.
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Simranjeet was an absconding criminal in the murder case of sand gravel businessmen of Hamira village in Kapurthala nearly 10 months ago.
Sharing further details, AIG CI Jalandhar Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh informed that the Punjab Police had earlier arrested one Amanpreet Singh of Dhirpur village in a murder case of sand gravel businessmen of Hamira village. And it had been found that Amanpreet and his brothers were in contact with one Shah Musa of Pakistan for smuggling of drugs across the international border.
