Three held with banned drugs, injections

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 24

The Dakha police apprehended three smugglers and recovered banned drugs from them in separate incidents.

In the first case, the Dakha police arrested Sagar Singh, alias Nepali, of Hambran road, Mullanpur, and recovered 230 tablets and eight injections from him.

Investigating officer ASI Rajdhim Singh said a tip-off was received that the man was into the drug smuggling trade and he was on the way to Mullanpur from Hambran to deliver a huge consignment of banned medicines.

Accordingly, a naka was laid at a strategic point where he was intercepted. Later, during the checking of his belongings, the banned medicines and injections were recovered from him.

In another incident, the police nabbed Harjinder Singh and Shivdeep Singh, residents of CRPF Colony, Dugri.

ASI Satpal Singh said a tip-off was received that the two suspects were on the way to Mullanpur from Ludhiana to deliver a huge consignment of the banned drugs. Later, the police laid a naka on the link road near the Dakha railway crossing where the suspects, who were riding a Honda Activa scooter, were stopped for checking. The police seized 130 tablets, 60 capsules and 15 bottles of syrups from the duo.

The police said now, a police remand of the suspects would be sought from the court for further interrogation.

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