Punjab Police has apprehended an Army deserter and his associate today, for their involvement in a cross-border drug and weapons smuggling racket. A hand grenade and 500 grams of heroin have been recovered from his possession. Terming his arrest as a major breakthrough against the narco-terror nexus, Punjab Police Chief, Gaurav Yadav, said that the accused has been arrested by the State Special Operations Cell of Mohali.

The operation exposed a network involved in terror financing and drug trafficking. He said that the accused was wanted in an espionage case registered earlier this year in Amritsar. Investigation has further established his role in the conspiracy behind the grenade attack on a women’s police station in Sirsa, Haryana. He was involved in the delivery of hand grenades and funding for the attack.