Chandigarh/Amritsar: Amritsar Rural Police have arrested three members of a family, including a woman, her husband and her brother, for allegedly operating a cross-border arms and narcotics supply network using a leased guava orchard near the India-Pakistan border.
According to Punjab Police, the accused were found in possession of 10.030 kg of heroin, an AK-47 rifle, an AK-56 rifle, three magazines and 10 live cartridges.
The arrested accused have been identified as Sandeep Singh (32) and his wife Kamaljit Kaur (31), both residents of Village Brar in Amritsar Rural, and Kamaljit’s brother Bikramjit Singh (23) of Village Gumanpura. Police said Sandeep Singh is a history-sheeter with four criminal cases registered against him under the Arms Act, NDPS Act and other provisions.
Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said preliminary investigation indicated that the accused were allegedly linked to foreign-based smugglers and were procuring illegal weapons and narcotics for further supply in the state.
Inspector General of Police, Border Range, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said police teams from Gharinda police station acted on specific intelligence and conducted a targeted operation, leading to the arrest of the trio and recovery of the contraband and weapons.
Police said the investigation revealed that the accused had leased approximately one acre of land for a guava orchard at Village Modhe, around 500 metres from the India-Pakistan border fence. The orchard was allegedly being used as a landing and retrieval point for consignments of drugs and weapons dropped by drones from across the border.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar Rural, Kanwalpreet Singh Chahal said Sandeep Singh and Kamaljit Kaur were allegedly jointly managing the cross-border smuggling operation, while Bikramjit Singh allegedly worked as a courier to retrieve, transport and deliver the consignments.
A case, FIR No. 420 dated September 25, 2026, has been registered at Gharinda Police Station under Sections 21, 23 and 29 of the NDPS Act and Section 25 of the Arms Act.
Further investigation is underway to establish the alleged backward and forward linkages of the network and identify other persons involved.
