Amritsar, February 10
Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) staff arrested three drug smugglers with heroin and drug money here on Friday. Those arrested accused have been identified as Jaswinder Singh, alias Vicky, a resident of Indira Colony, Mustafabad, Taran Kumar, alias Tannu, a resident of Dharmapura, Jora Phatak, Amritsar, and Puneet Pal Singh, son of Mahendra Singh, a resident of Indira Colony, Mustafabad, Batala Road, Amritsar. The police have recovered 60-gm heroin, Rs 8,10,000 drug money and two cars.
On the directions of Commissioner of Police, Amritsar, Jaskaran Singh, a special drive has been launched in the Amritsar Police Commissionerate against the drug peddler.
A team led by Amandeep Singh, in-charge, CIA staff, along with SI Paramjit Singh got a tip-off about the drug peddler. A check-point was established in a planned manner to nab the accused, Jaswinder Singh, alias Vicky, Taran Kumar and Puneet Pal Singh. The police arrested the accused and recovered 60-gm heroin, Rs 8.10 lakh drug money and two cars from them.
Those arrested would be produced in a court and the police would seek their remand. The in-charge, CIA staff, said they would question about the backward and forward links of the accused.
A case under Sections 21-B, 29, 27-A, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered at the D Division police station.
As per the information, two attempt to murder cases have already been registered against Jaswinder Singh; a murder attempt case against Taran Kumar; and five cases of murder and fraud against Puneet Pal Singh at different police stations of the city.
Meanwhile, CIA staff arrested another drug peddler and recovered 20-gm heroin from him. A case under Sections 21-B, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered at the Sultanwind (Amritsar) police station. Those arrested have been identified as Harpreet Singh, alias Happy, a resident of Bhai Manjh Singh Road.
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