Three held with 2.6 kg opium, 250 gm heroin

In a crackdown on drug trafficking, the CIA staff have arrested three individuals in two separate cases and recovered opium and heroin from their possession. The arrests were made under the supervision of SP (D) Sarabjit Rai.

In the first case, during a routine patrolling near Talwandi Mehima village, a police team led by DSP (D) Parminder Singh and CIA in-charge Inspector Jarnail Singh apprehended Anil Kumar, a resident of Bihar. Upon checking, the police recovered 2.6 kilograms of opium from his possession. A case was registered against him at the Sadar police station after arresting him. The police also named his accomplice, Santosh, who reportedly fled back to Bihar, in the FIR. Raids are underway to trace and arrest him.

In the second case, a CIA team acting on a tip-off, intercepted a Mahindra Bolero Camper near Kanjli village. Two accused — Major Singh and Lakhwinder Singh alias Kalu, both residents of Jogiwal village under the Ajnala police station, Amritsar district, who were travelling in the vehicle, were taken into custody after recovery of 250 grams of heroin from their possession.

A case was registered against both the accused at the Kotwali police station in this connection. They were remanded into police custody for further interrogation.