Three held with heroin in two separate cases in Kurukshetra

The Kurukshetra police have arrested three drug peddlers in two separate cases and recovered heroin from their possession.

As per the police spokesman, the CIA-1 unit of the Kurukshetra police has arrested a drug peddler and recovered 256-gram of heroin on Monday. The accused was identified as Charanjeet Singh, a resident of Kurukshetra.

The spokesman said following a tip-off that Charanjeet Singh was on his way on a two-wheeler and was carrying a huge quantity of heroin. A check post was established near Garhi Langri bus stop road. During checking, the accused was spotted and 256-gram of heroin was recovered from his possession. The market value of the seized narcotics is Rs 25 lakhs. A case has been registered under the NDPS act at the Sadar Pehowa police station.

In another case, the Anti-narcotics Cell of the Kurukshetra police arrested Deepak Kumar and Raj, of Kurukshetra, and recovered 7.43-gram heroin from their possession on Tuesday.

The police spokesman said that following an input, a team was deputed near Lakshman colony to catch the drug peddlers, who were on their way towards the Sheikh Chilli’s Tomb. The accused were spotted and during checking 7.43-gram heroin was recovered. A case has been registered at the Krishna Gate police station.