While searching the vehicle, police seized 8kg of heroin, which was hidden in a cavity created near the radiator of the car, police said. (Representative Image)
HOSHIARPUR: The Punjab Police has busted a gang of drug smugglers, with the arrest of three persons, and seized 8kg of heroin, an official said on Saturday.
Addressing the media here, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Navjot Singh Mahal said acting on a tip off, a police team stopped an SUV at Thuana village on the Mahilpur-Phagwara road on Friday night.
While searching the vehicle, police seized 8kg of heroin, which was hidden in a cavity created near the radiator of the car, police said.