Overview
- Police carried out a joint Amritsar Commissionerate and central agency operation on Thursday and arrested seven suspects, including an Afghan national and a juvenile, while seizing 10 firearms, 5.048 kg of heroin and ₹30.38 lakh.
- Officers have registered an FIR at Islamabad Police Station in Amritsar and say multiple teams are analysing phones, social‑media contacts and bank records to map the syndicate.
- Punjab’s DGP said preliminary findings link the suspects to overseas handlers who allegedly coordinated consignments and instructions via social media platforms.
- Investigators uncovered signs of an organised hawala mechanism that may move funds across state and national lines, and officials warn further arrests and recoveries are likely as follow‑up raids continue.
- Authorities call the disruption a major step against cross‑border organised crime in the region and say the probe will focus next on tracing international links, supply routes and the money trail before charging additional suspects.