This Article is From Nov 28, 2022

Smuggler Arrested With 2 kg Heroin, 8 Illegal Pistols In Punjab: Cops

The arrested person said the consignment was sent from Pakistan with the help of a former jailmate who is currently in Dubai, said police.

Smuggler Arrested With 2 kg Heroin, 8 Illegal Pistols In Punjab: Cops

The drugs and guns were smuggled from across the border, said police. (Representational)

Chandigarh:

Officials of the Punjab Special Task Force (STF) on Sunday arrested a man and confiscated drugs and unlicensed weapons smuggled from across the border by an unmanned vehicle, said police.

The consignment included 2 kg heroin and eight unlicensed pistols, officials said.

"We have arrested a man with 2 kg heroin and 8 pistols. The arrested person divulged that he was supplied the same consignment from Pakistan with the help of a former jailmate who is currently in Dubai," said Vavinder Mahajan, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Special Task Force.

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