2.5 lakh fake currency, heroin seized

deepak pace

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The interrogation of notorious Nepali smuggler who was arrested by the district police for possessing 7 kg of opium has led to revelation of important information regarding a number of dreaded smugglers active and operating alongside the Indo-Pak border. Meanwhile, the police on the information gathered during the interrogation of interstate drug trafficker Gabbar Shah, a resident of Nishta village, Anchal Lahaian, Nepal, today held Dilbagh Singh, alias Baga, and recovered 500 gram of heroin worth Rs 2.50 crore in the international market, besides Rs 2.5 lakh of fake Indian currency from him. The consignment was smuggled from across the border. The fake currency also came from Pakistan.
Although, Baga, a native of border village Cheema Kalan, falling under Sarai Amanat Khan police station, had no previous police record, but during his interrogation it has come to light that he had succeeded to smuggle about 21 kg of heroin to Ludhiana and other parts of the state.
Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh, district police chief, said the information collected could help the police in controlling the drug menace as majority of these smugglers smuggle the narcotics in the city and other parts of the state with the help of couriers. He said steps were being taken to nab the traffickers who had been identified during the interrogation of Gabbar Shah.
It is pertinent to mention here that Gabbar Shah was nabbed with 7.5 kg of opium near Anngarh area on December 27, 2008, and a case under various sections of the NDPS Act was registered at C-Division police station against him. During investigations he disclosed his close links with the smugglers of the border area.
 
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