Police seize 5.3 kg heroin, 2 kg opium from five

In a major crackdown on drug trafficking and illegal firearms, the Commissionerate Police Jalandhar has arrested five individuals and recovered 5.3 kg of heroin, 2 kg of opium, one country-made pistol (.32 bore), and six cartridges.

Commissioner of Police Dhanpreet Kaur shared the details of the recovery on Thursday. She said a crime branch team was stationed near Nakhan Wala Bagh Chowk, en route Dashmesh Nagar. During the naka, the police team apprehended a suspicious individual, identified as Harpal Singh, alias Pala, a resident of Bhalla Colony, Chheharta, Amritsar. The police team recovered 5.05 kg of heroin from him. Consequently, an FIR under Sections 21C, 61, and 85 of the NDPS Act was registered at Bhargo Camp, Jalandhar. The accused already has one case registered against him in Amritsar.

In a parallel operation the same day, a team from the CIA staff, while on routine patrolling in the Transport Nagar area, apprehended three individuals. The accused are Sushil Kumar, alias Sujal of Tanda, Hoshiarpur, Mandeep Singh of Deep Nagar, Jalandhar, and Gagandeep Singh of Talwandi Mangey Khan village of Ferozepur.

The police team recovered 2 kg opium from their possession. Accordingly, FIR under Sections 18, 61, and 85 of the NDPS Act was registered in Jalandhar. It was also revealed that Sushil Kumar had two previous cases pending under the NDPS Act.

In a yet another recent case, a Special Cell team, while patrolling the Maqsudan-Nandanpur Road area, noticed a suspicious person near Ashok Nagar. Upon interception and checking, the police recovered 258 gm of heroin, a country-made pistol .32 bore, and six cartridges from his possession. The accused was identified as Harjinder Singh, alias Gora, resident of House No. 24, Navyug Colony, Maqsudan, Jalandhar.

A case was registered under the NDPS Act. Harjinder Singh already has four criminal cases pending against him under various sections.

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