Regional Punjab police chief H.S. Mann identified the men as Anoop Singh Kahlon, the alleged kingpin of the operation who has lived in Canada since 1995 and involved in the local trucking industry, and anassociate Kulwinder Singh.
CHANDIGARH – Punjab police busted an international drug ring with the arrests Thursday of an Indo-Canadian man and an accomplice allegedly transporting 26 kilograms of heroin in the state’s Fatehgarh Sahib district, reported India Abroad News Service.
Senior officers estimated the heroin was worth $24 million in the international market.
Fatehgarh Sahib district police chief H.S. Mann identified the men as Anoop Singh Kahlon, the alleged kingpin of the operation, and associate Kulwinder Singh.
Mann said the pair are suspected of smuggling drugs to various countries in Europe and North America. They were arrested following a tip-off.
Police also recovered $16,000 worth of rupees, $9,045 Canadian dollars, an Innova MUV and other foreign currency from Kahlon. The total currency was worth about $26,000, Mann added.
Police also recovered several weapons from their possession.
Mann said that Kahlon has been residing in Canada with his family since 1995. Working as a truck driver, Kahlon had developed a strong network of drug trading not only in the U.S. and Canada but in several European countries. He often came to India.
Courtesy IANS
