Punjab Police bust suspected cross-border drug network, arrest two with 7.8 kg heroin

Chandigarh, Oct 14 (UNI) Punjab Police have arrested two suspected drug traffickers, including a woman, and seized 7.823 kg of heroin in Pathankot district, uncovering what investigators believe is a cross-border smuggling network with suspected links to Pakistan, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday. The accused were identified as Gurpanth, a resident of Vadala village in Amritsar Rural, and Harmanjeet Kaur of Dhianpur in Gurdaspur district. Police said the arrests followed a two-stage intelligence-led operation in which a Special Branch team initially intercepted Gurpanth and recovered 590 grams of heroin. Pathankot Senior Superintendent of Police Manpreet Singh…