11 peddlers with heroin arrested

Nine cases under the NDPS Act were registered from various blocks of Nawanshahr today.

The police arrested 11 drug peddlers with 64 gm heroin and intoxicating tablets and capsules. The accused have been arrested from Banga, Rahon, Balachaur and Kathgarh.

The accused have been identified as Onkar Singh, Mayank Sharma, Jasvir Singh, Mukesh Bassi, Ankush Bassi, Tajvir Singh, Jasveer, Mohan Lal, Raj Kumar, Manish Kumar, and Ravinder Kumar. All of them have been arrested and intoxicating substances were recovered from their possession.

In a step aimed at making Punjab completely drug-free, former Delhi Chief Minister and national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party Arvind Kejriwal had recently announced to wage a war against drugs at village and street level with active support of people.

Addressing a gathering at Langroya, Nawanshahr, on Friday, the former Delhi Chief Minister had said the government had broken the backbone of drugs and now the day is not far when it will be eliminated soon. He said the Nasha Mukti Yatra will touch every village and town of the state to galvanize people in this war against drugs, so that Punjab can be made drug-free.

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