IEP Chandigarh, April 5
Foiling two major drug smuggling bids, Haryana Police, in separate incidents, have seized 4-kg opium and 1-kg 50 grams of charas in Ambala district. The police have also arrested four persons in this connection. Sharing the information here today, a Haryana Police spokesperson informed that in the first case, a team of Crime Investigation Agency had got a tip-off that two persons were attempting to smuggle drugs from Champaran, Jharkhand. After getting the information, police set up a barricade near the Shahpur railway phatak on NH-44 overbridge and intercepted a car bearing Punjab registration number. When searched, police team recovered 4 kg opium from the possession of two accused inside the vehicle. Arrested accused were identified as Baljinder Singh alias Lucky and Raghubir Singh alias Ramu, both native of Barnala in Punjab. “In the second incident, the Anti-Narcotic Cell team had received information that the two persons were involved in drug smuggling in Nariangarh area. They used to bring Charas from Himachal Pradesh for supply in local area. Acting swiftly, police team established a naka near village Dhanora T-point and intercepted a vehicle. When searched, 1 kg 50 grams of charas was recovered from their possession. The arrested accused has been identified as Sanjeev Kumar and Vinod Kumar, both residents of Nariangarh” the spokesperson said. A case of drug peddling has already been registered against the accused Vinod Kumar in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. “Cases under the provisions of the NDPS Act were registered against them in different Police Stations. Further investigation is on,” the spokesperson added.
