Delhi man held with 1-kg heroin

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, May 26

A Delhi man has been arrested by the Khanna police with 1 kg of heroin at a naka. He had hired a taxi to deliver the consignment to a Zira-based smuggler.

A case under Sections 21, 61 and 85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, was registered at the Doraha police station against him. The accused has been identified as Gaurav, resident of Mansa Park, New Delhi.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Khanna, Gursharandeep Singh Grewal in a statement said Sub-Inspector Kuljeet Singh along with a police party had set up a naka in the front of the FCI godown, GT Road, Doraha, to conduct a routine checking. A taxi (Honda Mobilio), bearing number DL-10-CG-8695, coming from the Khanna side, was stopped by the police.

The taxi driver was identified as Pritpal Singh, resident of Sardar Colony, Rohini, Delhi, and the passenger sitting on the back was identified as Gaurav of Mansa Park, New Delhi. During the checking of belongings of Gaurav, 1 kg of heroin was recovered.

During, investigation of Gaurav it came to light that he had hired the taxi from Delhi Bypass to Zira (Punjab) and he got the consignment of 1 kg of heroin from a Nigerian person in Delhi. He was going to supply the same to a man in Zira.

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