Punjab: 3 held with 600 gm heroin, Rs 12 lakh in new notes in Amritsar district

Amritsar: Three persons have been arrested with 600 gram of heroin and Rs 12 lakh in new high-value currency in Punjab's Amritsar district, police said today.

The three were arrested outside a Suvidha centre in Pataka market on Chamrang road before they could deliver the heroin.

The counter-intelligence unit arrested Karaj Singh, Malkeet Singh and Jaswinder Singh - all residents of Ghulami wala village in Ferozepur district - following a tip-off, said Inspector General of Police M F Farooqui.

Police said a total of Rs 15.49 lakh was seized from them, and out of that Rs 12 lakh were in the new high-value notes.

On Thursday, Punjab police arrested Gurnam Singh and recovered 5 kg of heroin from his possession. The police said the contraband was smuggled into India from Pakistan.

Gurnam has sold a part of the heroin to the three persons arrested on Sunday, police said, adding that the three had come here to deliver the heroin to someone in Amritsar.

The accused have been booked under relevant sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.