510-gm heroin, drug money seized, 4 peddlers arrested in Ludhiana
Cops have also launched probe to uncover entire supply chain
In a major crackdown on the drug mafia, the Crime Branch team has arrested four persons and seized 510 gm of heroin, 6 m of ice (methamphetamine) and Rs 5,000 drug money from their possession in Ludhiana.
The operation, carried out on the basis of reliable information, has delivered a significant blow to the illegal drug network operating in the area.
The police have also launched further probe to uncover the entire supply chain.
DCP (Crime) Harpal Singh, ADCP Amandeep Singh Brar, ACP (Crime) Harshpreet Singh issued a joint statement in this regard.
The officials said a Crime Branch team was carrying out checking of suspicious persons and vehicles in the Shimlapuri area when it received information that some individuals were selling heroin and ice drug from a house.
Acting swiftly on the tip-off, the police team conducted a raid at the scene and apprehended the four suspects.
They have been identified as Nitin Kumar, Amit, Davinder Singh and Harinder Singh, all residents of the Shimlapuri and Gill Road areas.
During the search, 510 gm of heroin, six gm of ice, two electronic weighing scales and Rs 5,000 in drug money were recovered from them. The suspect were consuming drugs at the time of their arres.
A case was registered against the suspects and they were produced in a court, from where they were remanded to police custody.
