Man, woman held with 220-gm heroin

Tarn Taran, June 29

A team of the local anti-narcotics cell, under the supervision of Jagjit Singh Walia, SP, arrested a man and a woman from the bypass near Kakka Kandiala on Monday and seized 220 gm of heroin from their possession. Jagjit Singh Walia said the accused had been identified as Maninderpal Singh of Mohali and Rajwinder Kaur of Chabal. According to information, the police party stopped a car. During search 220 gm of heroin was found in the car. A case under Sections 21-B, 29, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act had been registered against the accused. The accused were produced in a court and sent on two-day police remand. — OC