Tarn Taran April 26:
The police late last evening arrested two persons after allegedly recovering 2.8 kg of heroin, valued at around Rs 14 crore in the international market, from their possession. A pistol, two magazines, 12 live cartridges and two Pakistan-made mobile phones along with SIM cards were also seized.
Addressing mediapersons, district police chief Preetpaul Singh Virk said the duo was arrested during a naka laid near Bhuchar village, about 35 km from here, situated close to the India-Pakistan border. Virk claimed that the accused, identified as Lakhbir Singh of Mallhia and Kulwant Singh of Chahal villages, had close ties with a notorious Pakistani smuggler, Muhtaz, who threw four packets of heroin over the barbed fence at Gazzal border post into the Indian side about two months ago.
Then, the contraband was collected by the accused’s accomplices, from whom Lakhbir got it yesterday and handed it over to Kulwant Singh to further deliver it to their aides for sale. However, the duo landed in police net. In another incident, the Sarhali police of the district has arrested Sarabjit Singh and Charanjit Singh of Gulalipur village for possessing one quintal of poppy husk.
The police late last evening arrested two persons after allegedly recovering 2.8 kg of heroin, valued at around Rs 14 crore in the international market, from their possession. A pistol, two magazines, 12 live cartridges and two Pakistan-made mobile phones along with SIM cards were also seized.
Addressing mediapersons, district police chief Preetpaul Singh Virk said the duo was arrested during a naka laid near Bhuchar village, about 35 km from here, situated close to the India-Pakistan border. Virk claimed that the accused, identified as Lakhbir Singh of Mallhia and Kulwant Singh of Chahal villages, had close ties with a notorious Pakistani smuggler, Muhtaz, who threw four packets of heroin over the barbed fence at Gazzal border post into the Indian side about two months ago.
Then, the contraband was collected by the accused’s accomplices, from whom Lakhbir got it yesterday and handed it over to Kulwant Singh to further deliver it to their aides for sale. However, the duo landed in police net. In another incident, the Sarhali police of the district has arrested Sarabjit Singh and Charanjit Singh of Gulalipur village for possessing one quintal of poppy husk.
