Ferozepur, December 27, 2020: Punjab Police, teams at Narcotic Control Cell, police station and CIA staff, at different three locations nabbed four persons working as drug peddlers from the Punjab border towns of Ferozepur district at Ferozepur Cantt, Makhu and Guruharsahai.
The accused have been identified as Kushkaram Singh, Sonu, Arun Kumar and Mohan Lal with the recovery of heroin 10 mg, 3 gm and 500 gm respectively on a tip-off received by the police from its sources. The police teams acted swiftly on the in-puts, the accused were arrested from all the designated places with the recovery of heroin from their possession.
Meanwhile, Mangal Singh, Gurwinder Pal Singh, and Angrez Singh have been appointed as Investigating Officers to investigate the matter. The source of the drugs and their scheduled delivery to the customer in the city and nearby areas would be probed. After the initial investigation, the police have registered a case under sections 21, 61, and 85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Police said that more people involved in the nexus would be investigated and arrested.
