Air Force uniform, logistic stamp recovered from drug smugglers

Tribune News Service

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Kurukshetra, April 14

The Kurukshetra police have recovered Air Force uniform, logo, nameplate, a stolen logistic stamp of Air Force, and other articles from Balbir Singh, who was held with huge quantity of narcotics in Kurukshetra on April 7.

The stolen logistic stamp belongs to Air Force Station, Ambala.

The Anti-Narcotic Cell of Kurukshetra police had arrested two men and recovered 248 kg chura post, 199 kg crushed khaskhas, and 1.5 kg opium from their possession, when they were smuggling the narcotics in a canter using fake Air Force Duty Pass. They were on their way from Rajasthan to Kurukshetra, after purchasing the narcotics from Jagdeep, a resident of Rajasthan.

The suspects were identified as Balbir Singh, a resident of Kurukshetra, and Harjinder Singh, a resident of Uttar Pradesh.

While Balbir was sent on a seven-day police remand, Harjinder was sent to District Jail, Kurukshetra.

As per the information, during the remand, the police have also recovered T-shirt, lower, pistol-style lighter with cover, along with waybill, computer and printer, which were used to prepare fake documents, from his possession.

In-charge, Anti-Narcotic Cell, Inspector Surender Kumar said, “Balbir used to transport Air Force goods. In year 2017, he had transported some goods belonging to Air Force Station, Ambala, to Awantipur in Jammu and Kashmir, and during that period he had stolen the logistic stamp. Balbir has been active in smuggling for the last three to four years and used to wear Air Force uniform while supplying the narcotics. He used to paste Air Force sticker on canter. However, when he was arrested in Kurukshetra, he was not wearing that uniform and the articles were recovered from his house. We are in touch with Air Force.”

“The computer and printer were recovered from a shop in Ismailabad. He reached the shop attired in the uniform and told the owner that some goods needed to be transported and got the documents printed,” Inspector Surender Kumar added.