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Kaithal police tighten grip on drug smugglers: Five accused arrested, 37.77 gm heroin, 54 kg 864 gm poppy husk seized

Satish Seth
Kaithal, Oct 26 (UNI) Under the drug-free district campaign, under the orders of Superintendent of Police Manpreet Singh Sudan, the Kaithal police are continuously tightening their grip on drug smugglers. In this connection, the district police arrested five drug smugglers in four separate cases, seizing 37.77 grams of heroin and 54 kg 864 grams of poppy husk from their possession, and the truck, car and bike used in drug smuggling.
DSP Sushil Prakash informed that the team of PSI Saurabh, led by Kalayat CIA in-charge ASI Manish, was present near Kisan Chowk Kalayat during patrol.
Police sources received a tip-off that Satnam, a resident of village Mandwal, was involved in drug smuggling in trucks. He was planning to smuggle the narcotic substance in a truck today via NH 152 towards village Mandwal. He was intercepted and apprehended along with the narcotic substance.
The suspicious truck was seized near Pinjupura bus stand on NH 152.
After receiving information from the police, DSP Bir Bhan reached the spot and during the search, a total of 54 kg 864 grams of poppy husk was recovered from the accused in four plastic bags from the cabin of the truck.
After registering a case at the Kalayat police station, ASI Manjeet reached the spot and arrested the accused and confiscated the truck used for drug smuggling.
In the second case, acting on a tip-off, the team of SI Jasbir Singh, led by ASI Tarsem Kumar, in-charge of the Anti-Extortion Cell, set up a blockade on the Budhakheda to Nand Singh Wala road. A suspicious Swift vehicle coming from Budhakheda was stopped and Sukhbir Singh, a resident of Nandgarh village, was arrested.
During the routine investigation and search, 25.2 grams of heroin was recovered from a polythene bag kept in the vehicle in the possession of the accused. ASI Manjeet, who reached the spot after registering a case against the accused at the Sadar police station, arrested the accused and confiscated the vehicle used for drug smuggling.
In the third case, acting on a tip-off, a team led by ASI Jasbir Singh, led by SI Pradeep Kumar, in-charge of the Anti-Narcotic Cell, raided Transport Nagar, Kaithal. Police arrested two suspicious young men riding a motorcycle. They were identified as Manoj Kumar, a resident of Amargarh Gamdi, Kaithal, and Gaurav Kumar, a resident of Arjun Nagar, Kaithal.
Following a police tip-off, Tehsildar Kaithal Ravindra Hooda arrived at the scene and during a search, 6.23 grams of heroin was recovered from a polythene bag in the possession of the accused. A case was registered at the city police station and the accused were arrested by SI Jai Bhagwan, who arrived at the scene.
In another case, acting on a tip-off, the team of SI Balraj Singh of the Anti-Narcotic Cell raided the house of Satish, a resident of Indira Colony, Cheeka, and arrested the suspect, Satish alias Bambu. Following the police information, Naib Tehsildar Guhla Balraj Singh reached the spot and during a search, recovered 6.34 grams of heroin from a polythene bag in the accused's possession.
A case was registered against him at the Cheeka police station and he was arrested. All the accused will be produced in court and are being extensively interrogated by the police.
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