Drug peddler held with 2 kg of heroin
The Amritsar rural police have seized over 2kg of heroin from a drug peddler in Chatiwind police station area on Sunday. He was identified as Hardeep Singh alias Siti, a resident of Guru Ka Khu in Tarn Taran.
He was travelling on a scooter from Rajewal to Manawala road falling under Chatiwind police station here.
Lakhwinder Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Attari said that following specific input, the police signaled the scooter borne youth to stop. However, he tried to escape by taking the U-trun, but was arrested by the police team. During search, the police found over 2kg heroin from the scooter’s dickey.
A case under NDPS act was registered against him. He was produced before duty magistrate and brought on police remand for further investigations. His backward and forward links are being looked into. The police was also ascertaining the source of the contraband.