Amritsar, 19 August (H.S.): Amritsar Commissionerate Police has dismantled three major drug and illegal arms supply networks with the arrest of nine accused persons and recovered eight illegal pistol, 8.536 kg heroin and ₹12.95 lakh drug money from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.

Those arrested have been identified as Darshan Singh alias Channa (25), a native of village Raniyan and currently residing at Jand Peer Colony in Amritsar; Satnam Singh (46), a resident of village Manjh in Amritsar; Mahabir Singh (34), a resident of village Rajoke in Tarn Taran; Lovepreet Singh alias Phula alias Love (24), a resident of Kartar Nagar in Amritsar; Harman Singh alias Hamma (23) and Narinder Singh alias Roba (26), both residents of Kale Ghanupur in Amritsar; Karan Singh alias Karan (22), a resident of village Bhikhiwind in Tarn Taran; Gurjant Singh alias Ghudha (24) and Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi (21), both residents of Bhalla Colony in Amritsar.

The recovered pistols include three .30 bore, four 9MM Glock and one .32 bore along with four live cartridges.

Sharing details of first operation, Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Harmanbir Singh Gill said that acting on specific information, police arrested accused Darshan alias Channa and Satnam Singh and recovered two illegal pistols from their possession. Based on the disclosures made by the arrested accused, their two associates, Mahabir Singh and Lovepreet alias Love, were also arrested and four illegal pistols were recovered from their possession, he said.

All four arrested accused have previous criminal cases registered against them, including cases under the NDPS Act involving commercial quantities of heroin, the Arms Act and theft-related offences.

In second operation, the CP said that acting swiftly on credible information, the police team apprehended Harman alias Hamma, Narinder alias Roba and Karan, and recovered 3.5 kg, one pistol along with four live cartridges, ₹12.10 lakh drug money from their possession. Apart from recovering contraband, police teams have also impounded their motorcycle being used in criminal activities, he said.

CP Harmanbir Singh said that in another major operation, police teams arrested Gurjant alias Ghudha and Gurpreet Singh and recovered 5.01 kg heroin, one pistol and ₹85,000 drug money from their possession. Both the arrested accused are are real brothers and were allegedly involved in the illegal trafficking of heroin, he added.

In this regard, three separate cases in Amritsar have been registered.

Hindusthan Samachar / GURSHARAN SINGH