Summary:
Amritsar, Oct 29 (PTI) Punjab Police on Friday claimed to have busted an interstate drug smuggling racket with the seizure of a huge quantity of opium smuggled from Jharkhand.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted two cars on Ram Tirath Road and searched them following which 17 kg of opium besides a pistol and Rs 1.10 lakh in cash were recovered, police said.
Following the seizure, four people, all Amritsar residents, were arrested under the NDPS Act, police said.
A case has been registered here in this regard, police said.
During the preliminary investigations, it has come to light that one of the arrested accused was earlier involved in a case of recovery of 7 kg of opium last year, the police said, adding the case was registered at the Beas police station.
It has been revealed that the accused came in touch with Jharkhand-based suppliers through their contact, presently lodged in Kapurthala jail.