Continuing its drive against the smuggling of narcotic substances, the district Fatehgarh Sahib Police has recovered 11 kgs of opium by arresting five smugglers at three different places.
Disclosing this here today, Mr. 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 Mr. 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 @ Kamal, Parveen Kumar and Prince Sharma. When the police party searched the above said paddlers in the presence of Mr. 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 no. 92 dated 27-5-13 u/s 18/61/85 NDPS Act has been registered at Police station Fatehgarh Sahib.
Similarly, ASI Harvinder Singh of CIA Staff Sirhind along with a police party intercepted one Rajesh Kumar @ raju at Bhatti road near Cremation ground and recovered 500 gms of opium. An FIR no. 69 dated 27-4-13 u/s 18/61/85 NDPS Act has been registered at Police station Sirhind has been registered. Besides this, SI Balwinder Singh of Police station Amloh led police party has also recovered 500 gms of opium from Sandeep Singh @ Raju. An FIR no. 56 dated 27-5-13 u/s 18/61/85 NDPS Act has been registered at Police station Amloh.