CIA staff nab drug peddler with Rs 8.30 lakh of drug money

Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) staff arrested a drug peddler, identified as Amritpal Singh of Gumanpura village falling under Gharinda police station, and confiscated Rs 8.30 lakh of drug money from his possession.

His name had cropped up during a probe in the seizure of 1kg ice drug and1 kg heroin earlier this month.

Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said a preliminary probe revealed that Amritpal was in touch with Pakistan-based smugglers and used to sneak in drugs and weapons through drones and supply them to his clients. He was produced in court and brought on police remand for further investigations.

On November 5, the police had arrested Navdeep Singh alias Karan of Bhakna Kalan, Jeevan Singh of Chohla Sahib and Manjinder Singh aka Akash of Tarn Taran. The police had recovered 1 kg methamphetamine (ICE), 1 kg heroin and a car from them.

Amritpal was earlier booked by the Sultanwind police under the NDPS Act.