Ludhiana: Smuggler held with 20kg heroin
: A team of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) from Chandigarh caught a drug peddler with 20.3 kg of heroin after a raid in Dugri area of the city on Tuesday night, police said. The accused identified as Sandeep Singh (35), a resident of Street No 2 in Janta Nagar near Shimlapuri, was presented before the local court here Wednesday evening and sentenced to six days of remand, said special prosecutor of NCB LS Rai.
He said that besides the contraband, the team has recovered ₹5 lakh of drug money, 17 grams of opium and also recovered two live cartridges from the possession of the accused.
Police destroy 151-kg heroin in Amritsar
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police have destroyed over 151 kg of heroin and 11 quintals of poppy husk, valued at over ₹800 crore in the international market, by burning them in a furnace in Amritsar on Tuesday.
The process of destruction was completed by the High-Level Drug Disposal Committee of contraband under the chairmanship of IGP Counter Intelligence Rakesh Agrawal.