Three nabbed with over 3,300 rolls of banned Chinese string ahead of Lohri

The CIA-1 wing of Police Commissionerate Ludhiana made a major recovery of the banned plastic string, also known as ‘China Dor,’ ahead of Lohri. Police seized a canter having a Haryana registration plate and found 3,360 rolls of the deadly string in it.

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The accused have been identified as Sahil Kanojia of Shivpuri, Vijay Verma of Tara Nagar, Rajasthan, and Lal Chand, also from Rajasthan.

DCP (Investigation) Shubham Aggarwal, Additional DCP (Investigation) Amandeep Singh Brar, and Inspector Rajesh Kumar addressed mediapersons in this regard.

DCP Aggarwal said on Friday secret information was received that the accused persons were carrying a huge stock of the banned plastic string, and accordingly, a police party laid a trap and intercepted the canter. During the search, the police party recovered 70 cases (3,360) rolls of the string. Three accused were immediately arrested, and a case was registered against them.

ADCP Brar said whosoever sells or buys this deadly drug will face strict action. Notably, the sale of the plastic string picks up ahead of Lohri as kite lovers buy huge stocks illegally. Since the sale of this string is banned, some suppliers and shopkeepers sell it illegally at exorbitant prices, ranging between Rs 400 to 500 per roll.

One held with 72 rolls

The Focal Point police today arrested a seller of banned Chinese string and recovered 72 rolls from his possession.

SHO Focal Point Inspector Amandeep Singh Brar said that a police party, along with the officials of the Punjab Pollution Control Board, was present in the Gol Market, where, acting on the tip-off, a raid was conducted at a grocery store from where the plastic string stock was recovered. A case was registered against the shop’s owner.