Punjab Newsline | Faridkot
The Anti-Narcotics Cell of Faridkot district police has arrested four youths and recovered 202 grams of heroin and 3,600 intoxicant capsules during a patrolling and checking operation near Dhilwan Kalan village. Police also seized two motorcycles from the accused.
A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Sadar Kotkapura police station, and further investigation is underway.
The arrested accused have been identified as Anmol Singh alias Gunnu and Mandeep Kumar alias Jony, both residents of Kotkapura; Harjinder Singh alias Baggo, a resident of Patto Hira Singh village in Moga district; and Akashdeep Singh alias Rony, a resident of Bhagta Bhaika village in Bathinda district.
According to the police, the operation was conducted as part of an anti-drug campaign launched on the directions of SSP Gurbans Singh Bains. A police team led by ASI Sukhpal Singh of the Anti-Narcotics Cell was conducting patrolling and checking when it spotted two motorcycles parked on an unpaved road near Dhilwan Kalan village along the Amritsar-Bathinda National Highway.
Four youths were found near the motorcycles, checking some items. The police team detained them and searched their belongings, leading to the recovery of 202 grams of heroin and 3,600 intoxicant capsules.
SP Narinder Singh said the accused would be produced before a court, and police remand would be sought for further questioning. The investigation is ongoing to establish the source of the seized contraband and determine whether the accused were involved in a wider drug supply network.
