In a significant operation against interstate drug trafficking, the Nurpur police district arrested three individuals from Punjab and recovered 274 grams of heroin, a commercial quantity under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, from their possession late Wednesday evening.
Details of the Arrest
The accused were traveling in a car when a team from the Criminal Investigation Agency (CIA) of the Nurpur police district intercepted the vehicle at a checkpoint in Bhadroya, under the Damtal police station jurisdiction. The operation was based on specific intelligence that drug peddlers were transporting heroin from Amritsar to Himachal Pradesh for distribution to local dealers.
During the search, police recovered 274 grams of heroin packed in a black carry bag from an occupant seated on the rear seat of the car.
Identities of the Accused
ASP Dharam Chand Verma confirmed the arrests. The three suspects were identified as Kunal Arora, 31, and Mohit Kumar, 37, both residents of Amritsar, and Harry, 26, from Batala in Gurdaspur district, Punjab.
Legal Action and Investigation
An FIR (No. 116/2026) has been registered at Damtal police station under sections 21, 25, and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985. The car used for transporting the contraband was also seized. The accused were produced before a local court on Wednesday, which granted police remand for further interrogation.
Police suspect the arrested individuals are part of an interstate drug trafficking network operating along the Punjab-Himachal border. The investigation will focus on tracing both backward and forward links of the alleged network, and a financial probe into the accused's assets and transactions is underway.
