Rs 6-crore heroin seized in Kurali, two arrested

Tribune News Service
Mohali, May 26

The police nabbed two suspects with 1.3 kg of heroin and Rs5 lakh drug money during a blockade at the Kurali bypass near Singhpura village last night.

The seized heroin is valued at Rs6 crore in the international market.

The suspects have been identified as Gulshan Kumar, alias Babbu, and Man Singh, hailing from Haryana. The police said they also seized Rs5 lakh drug money from their white car. The duo was booked under Sections 21, 22 and 29 of the NDPS Act at the Sadar Kurali police station on May 25. Mohali SSP Satinder Singh said, ‘’Gulshan Kumar has earlier been booked for heroin smuggling. The heroin seized was to be supplied in the Chandigarh, Mohali and Kharar areas. Both suspects will be produced in a court and their police remand will be sought.’’

This year, the district police have seized 6.2 kg of heroin from smugglers so far. The crackdown on drug smugglers was on and the properties of drug smugglers were being attached and monitored, he said.

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