India News | Man Held with 2 Kg Heroin in Amritsar
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A man was arrested on Thursday with 2kg heroin and Rs 5 lakh in cash while he was on his way to deliver the contraband in a car, police said.
Amritsar (Rural), Sep 1 (PTI) A man was arrested on Thursday with 2kg heroin and Rs 5 lakh in cash while he was on his way to deliver the contraband in a car, police said.
The accused was identified as one Gurjant Singh, a resident of Patti, Tarn Taran, they said.
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Singh was arrested by the special unit of Amritsar-Rural Police.
Senior Superintendent of Police Swapan Sharma said the incident was connected with the case involving seizure of the 126 kg heroin consignment delivered in Dwarka in Gujarat.
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A fisherman was arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad, Gujarat, in connection with the heroin consignment in March.
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