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- HT Correspondent

AMRITSAR: Punjab Police recovered 23kg of heroin from Devi Daspura village in Amritsar district, with the consignment linked to a smuggling network operated by a US-based smuggler.

"In a major blow to cross-border smuggling, Amritsar rural police has successfully recovered 23kg heroin from Devi Daspura in Jandiala Guru. The consignment is linked to a smuggling network operated by US-based smuggler Jasmit Singh, alias Lucky," Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav posted on X.

The DGP said Sahilpreet Singh, alias Karan, a resident of Devi Daspura, retrieved the consignment and multiple police teams are actively working to arrest him. "An FIR under the NDPS Act registered at PS Jandiala, @AmritsarRPolice. Further investigations are underway to trace both backward and forward linkages in the smuggling network," he said.