The arrested individuals have been identified as Pooran Singh, a resident of Muhammad Peeran village in Fazilka and Sukhwinder Singh, alias Sukha, a resident of Mumbe Ke of the district.
The accused was in touch with various Pakistan-based drug smugglers and had been engaged in drug trafficking. Drones were being used to transport drug consignments from Pakistan, say police.
BSF recovered a China-made drone and over 500g of heroin in Punjab's Tarn Taran district after a tip-off, thwarting another narcotics intrusion attempt.
As per the prosecution, the case was registered on December 19, 2022 when a police team nabbed the accused from Chandigarh’s Sector 37 and recovered 276 grams heroin from his possession