Drug smugglers are using social media and mobile applications to fix drug deals, according to the Special Task Force (STF) Ludhiana. The STF has arrested drug peddlers who contacted smugglers through private Instagram accounts. Apps like Telegram and Signal are also being used. The STF has busted a heroin smuggling racket and recovered 1.97kg of heroin. The smugglers create accounts on Instagram with fake identities to form a network for drug smuggling.
Ludhiana rural police arrested two drug peddlers with 260 grams of heroin on Junetpur road while they were on their way to sell the contraband. The police also recovered a country-made pistol and six live cartridges from the possession of the accused.