Drug gang busted, 6 held

Fatehgarh Sahib, June 8

The district police claimed to have busted an inter-state gang of drug smugglers with the arrest of six members, including three Nigerians, from Delhi and recovery of 525 gm heroin from their possession.

During interrogation, it came to light that drugs were being supplied to Punjab from Delhi on a large scale, claimed SSP Amneet Kondal, adding the police had launched a special drive against drug peddlers and anti-social elements and checkpoints were set up at various points. The CIA staff, Sirhind, got a tip-off that Lakhwinder Singh, alias Billa, a resident of Mandi Gobindgarh, was sourcing heroin from Delhi and selling it to locals. Lakhwinder was arrested who told about Eric, a Nigerian, who too was held. Later, two more Nigerians, Louis John and Lucky Cheema Imagani, were held. — OC