Chandigarh, Aug 10 (IANS): The Punjab Police in a joint operation with central agencies have apprehended an international drug smuggler Simranjot Singh Sandhu (30), a kingpin in connection with 487 kg cocaine smuggling case of 2020 in Germany, said the Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.
The development came after investigations carried out by the Moga police into the arrest of local drug smugglers, Beant Singh and Sukhdeep Singh, who were arrested with one kg of heroin on June 16.
As per the statements of the accused duo, the Moga police had nominated Mandeep Singh, currently based in the US, and Simranjot Singh, who was allegedly searching for purchasers for heroin in Punjab on directions of the former.