The accused arrested under the NDPS Act by Fatehgarh Sahib police.
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 28, 2013: Continuing its drive against the smuggling of narcotic substances, the district Fatehgarh Sahib Police have recovered 11 kgs of opium by arresting five smugglers at three different places.
Disclosing this here today, Gurmeet Singh Chauhan, SSP, Fatehgarh Sahib said that the district police got an information regarding movement of some drug paddlers and special teams were formed under the supervision of Gurpreet Singh, SP, Detective and Inspector Dalbir Singh to nab them.
A police party led by ASI Gurmit Singh of CIA staff Sirhind, which had laid a naka at the bridge of Kotla Bajwara Rajbaha stopped an Alto car carrying Kamaljit Singh alias Kamal, Parveen Kumar and Prince Sharma.
When the police party searched the apprehended paddlers in the presence of Amarjit Singh, DSP, Circle Khumano, it had recovered 7 kgs of opium from Kamaljit Singh, 2 kgs from Parveen Kumar and one kg from Prince Sharma.
A case under sections 18/61/85 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police station Fatehgarh Sahib.
Similarly, ASI Harvinder Singh of CIA Staff Sirhind alongwith a police party intercepted one Rajesh Kumar alias Raju at Bhatti road near cremation ground and recovered 500 gms of opium. An FIR under sections 18/61/85 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police station Sirhind.
Besides this, SI Balwinder Singh of Police station Amloh led police party have also recovered 500 gms of opium from Sandeep Singh alias Raju. An FIR under sections 18/61/85 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police station Amloh.