Punjab STF arrests Haryana subinspector with 1kg ICE

MOHALI: An STF team arrested sub-inspector Pawan Kumar, posted with the Sonepat police, and two others after 1-kg ICE (a party drug) was recovered from them. ››

MOHALI: A team of the special task force (STF) of the Mohali police arrested sub-inspector Pawan Kumar, posted with the Sonepat police, and two others after 1-kg drug in the form of ICE (scientific name, Crystal methamphetamine) was found in their car, on Sunday.

The drug, which seized from their Hyundai i20 car on the Patiala-Dakala road, is a stimulant that speeds up messages travelling between the brain and the body.

The other two accused are Ajay Kumar, of Siana village near Mahendragarh and Karamjeet Singh, of Nansu village, near Patiala.

“The drug was meant for sale in Patiala and other parts of the state. We will soon find out the supply chain of the contraband,” said investigating officer of the case, ASI Ram Darshan, adding that the three had been remanded in three-day police custody.

In the recent past, the STF has booked and arrested five personnel of Punjab police, one from the Chandigarh Police and a sub-inspector of Haryana Police.

ACTING ON A TIPOFF, A CAR WITH HARYANA REGISTRATION NUMBER WAS INTERCEPTED AND DURING CHECKING, METHAMPHETAMINE WAS FOUND IN IT, THE POLICE SAID