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Army personnel, dismissed cop among six arrested for links to Pakistan-backed drug cartel in Punjab
An Army man, a dismissed Punjab Police personnel, and two women were among six people arrested on Sunday (February 22, 2026) as the State police unearthed a well-organised heroin trafficking network. Addressing a news conference in Faridkot, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pragya Jain said that apart from the contraband, the police seized drug money worth ₹30,000 and impounded two vehicles — Thar and XUV-500 — which the accused were using for drug trafficking. Taking along women accomplices in the vehicles while transporting the consignment also points to a well-thought-out modus operandi," she said.