Punjab Police have arrested two Rajasthan-based drug smugglers and recovered 13 kilograms of hero-in from their possession near Verka Bypass in Amritsar, the police
said on Tuesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Sukhvir Singh alias Kala and Binder Singh alias Bindu, both resi-dents of Rajasthan. Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said that they had received information from a reliable source that two persons travelling in a bus were carrying a huge quantity of heroin to Rajasthan and were expected to depart from a bus near Verka Bypass.
Following inputs, a case on secret information was registered under relevant sections of the NDPS act, and a team of police led by AIG CI Amarjit Singh Bajwa conducted a surprise check in the area and ar-rested both accused persons along with a bag which contained 13 kg of heroin,
said DGP Yadav.
