Chandigarh, May 12 (UNI) In a major crackdown on international narco-hawala cartel, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police (CP) busted a drug cartel linked to Turkey-based smuggler Navpreet Singh
alias Nav Bhullar and arrested his 3 operatives, said DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
The three operatives have been identified as Gurdeep Singh alias Saab, Pardeep Sharma and
Mani Sharma.
The DGP said the police recovered 1.01 kg heroin, Rs 1.06 crore hawala money (Rs 84.02 lakh in
cash and Rs 22 lakh in frozen bank accounts), a cash counting machine and a car from them.
Yadav said the preliminary investigation revealed that Gurdeep operated the local network on the directions of Nav Bhullar, who had provided him a hideout and logistics in Amritsar.
He said an FIR has been registered and investigation is underway to trace linkages of the cartel.
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