CHANDIGARH/PATHANKOT: In a significant breakthrough amidst the on ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ marketing campaign to Punjab a drug-free state as per the instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Pathankot Police has busted a cross-border heroin smuggling module with the arrest of two operatives, together with a lady, and seized 7.823 kg of heroin in a coordinated two-stage operation, stated Director Basic of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav right here on Wednesday.
The arrested operatives have been recognized as Gurpanth, a resident of Village Vadala in Amritsar Rural, and his affiliate Harmanjeet Kaur, a resident of Dhianpur in Gurdaspur district.
DGP Gaurav Yadav stated that additional investigation, together with digital and technical evaluation, is underway to hint the broader narcotics community, comply with the monetary path and establish different individuals concerned.
Sharing operational particulars, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pathankot Manpreet Singh stated that performing on credible intelligence, a group from the Particular Department Pathankot intercepted suspect Gurpanth and recovered 590 grams of heroin from his possession.
Following his sustained interrogation and forensic examination of his cell phone, police groups swiftly developed actionable leads and raided a rented lodging in Fatehgarh Churian, he stated, whereas including that the raid led to the apprehension of his feminine confederate, Harmanjeet Kaur, and the seizure of an extra 7.233 kg of heroin from the premises, taking the whole restoration to 7.823 kg.
The SSP stated that preliminary investigations have established clear cross-border linkages, with packets carrying distinctive seal impressions with Pakistani markings have been additionally recovered. Examination of their digital and technical connections is underway, and movies referring to contraband consignments together with monetary transaction and account particulars have come to mild, that are anticipated to yield additional important developments, he stated.
On this regard, a case FIR No. 155 dated 12.10.2026 below part 21 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Sadar, Pathankot.
