7 peddlers arrested with drugs, liquor

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, December 17

The police have recovered large amount of intoxicants and arrested seven peddlers in separate cases.

The police conducted a raid at Paddi Sura Singh village and recovered 60 bottles of illicit liquor. The accused have been identified as Rajinder Singh, alias Kala, while Gurvinder, alias Goldie, escaped by dodging the police. A case under the Excise Act has been registered against the duo. In another incident, cops arrested Balveer Singh, alias Beera, and seized 14 bottles of illegal liquor.

The Garhdiwala police have arrested Sandeep Kumar, alias Ladi, a resident of Hans Nagar and seized 5 gm of heroin and huge amount of intoxicating pills from him. He has been booked under the NDPS Act.

The Hariana police recovered 36 bottles of illegal liquor from Tilakraj, a resident of Khudde.

The Model Model Town police have arrested Sukhdev Lal, alias Bhairon, a resident of Rahimpur, and recovered 7 gm of heroin from him. He has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS)Act.

The Hajipur police recovered 35 gm of intoxicating powder from Lal Chand, alias Lalu, a resident of Mukerian, and Raj Kumar, a resident of Nangal Bihala. The duo was booked under the NDPS Act.