30-gm heroin, 66K intoxicants seized

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 2

A day after the seizure of over 66,000 intoxicating tablets worth Rs6.50 lakh from a local resident, the rural police on Thursday confiscated 30 gm of heroin on the basis of interrogation of the suspect, who was brought on a police remand.

Balwinder Singh, a resident of Mardi Kalan village, was nabbed by the CIA staff of the rural police from a check point in Chatiwind area here on Wednesday. SSP Vikram Jeet Singh Duggal said the police seized as many as 17,400 intoxicating capsules and 48,750 sedative pills from his possession.

“Among the drugs seized from his possession included alprazoram, tramadol hydrocholride and clovidol worth over Rs6.50 lakh,” said the SSP

Police hand over 10 lost mobile phones to owners

The city police on Thursday handed over around 10 mobile phones to their owners who had lost them in the past. Mukhwinder Singh Bhullar, DCP Investigations, in a statement issued here today said with the help of cybercrime cell, the smart phones valued at Rs 1.3 lakh were traced and today handed over to their owners. The step was taken to make cordial relations between the police and public.