Two peddlers arrested with 817 gm heroin, drug money
The Anti-Gangster operation cell of the Amritsar Commissionerate Police has arrested two alleged drug traffickers in separate cases and recovered a total of 817 grams of heroin, Rs 12,000 in drug money and a luxury car from their possession.
Sharing details, Assistant Commissioner of Police Harminder Singh said that in the first instance, the police arrested Sarabjit Singh, alias Babba, a resident of Chhiddan village. The police team intercepted the accused near the Naraiangarh area in Chheharta, and recovered 115 grams of heroin from his possession. During further investigation, an additional 500 grams of heroin and Rs 4,500 suspected drug proceeds were recovered based on his disclosure, bringing the total recovery in the case to 615 grams.
In the second incident, the Cantonment police arrested Vijay Pal Singh, alias Jaggu, of Galowali village while travelling in a car on Loharka Road. The police recovered 202 grams of heroin from the vehicle. Subsequent searches led to the recovery of Rs 7,500 drug money from his residence.
The police said further investigations are underway to trace backward and forward linkages in the narcotics network while two separate FIRs under provisions of the NDPS Act was registered with the Chheharta and Cantonment police stations, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Border Security Force confiscated a drone along with 548gm of heroin near the Attari joint check post area here on Friday night. The incident was videographed and tested with a drug kit to ascertain the nature of the contraband smuggled with a drone.
The drone and the drugs were later handed over to the Gharinda police station for further necessary action. The police registered a case under relevant provisions of the NDPS Act following the statement of BSF Assistant Commandant Sunil Kumar.
