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Himachal : Shimla Police recovers 24 gm heroin in two cases, arrests three, juvenile held

Shimla, Nov 13 (UNI)Himachal's Shimla Police has reported three cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, including the conviction of a drug peddler and the arrest of three persons, while a juvenile was also apprehended in separate cases involving recovery of heroin.
In the first case, the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class , Shimla, on Friday convicted Akash Bhopta (27), a resident of Rohru in Shimla district, in a 2020 chitta trafficking case and sentenced him to two months of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 2,500.
According to police, 4 grams of heroin had been recovered from his possession following the registration of FIR at New Shimla police station on February 6, 2020, under Section 21 of the NDPS Act. In case of non-payment of the fine, he will have to undergo an additional 30 days of simple imprisonment.
Police said effective investigation, collection of evidence and prosecution before the court had resulted in the conviction.
In another case, the Detection Cell team of Theog subdivision, acting on a tip-off, intercepted and searched a car near Bhui, Hulli, on the Theog-Hatkoti road and recovered approximately 6 grams of heroin from a transparent plastic packet kept beneath the front passenger seat.
Three persons identified as Gulshan Chauhan (27), Ritesh Dhanta (36) and Ujjwal (31), all residents of Kotkhai in Shimla district, were arrested in connection with the recovery.
A case under Sections 21 and 29 of the NDPS Act was registered at Theog police station through FIR dated November 13.
Further investigation is underway.
In the third case, the Special Cell team of Shimla recovered approximately 14 grams of heroin from a transparent light-green plastic packet found on a seat in a bus during checking at a police checkpoint at Shoghi on National Highway-5.
Police said preliminary investigation revealed that the packet had been kept on the seat occupied by a juvenile.
A case under Section 21 of the NDPS Act was registered at West police station through FIR dated November 12.
The juvenile was produced before the competent authority and subsequently sent to an observation home, police said, adding that further investigation was in progress.
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