Man nabbed with drug haul; son escapes

Gurminder Singh Grewal

Khanna, May 22

The Samrala police claimed to have recovered 2.6 kg of opium and 90 kg of poppy husk from a car at a naka near Bondli village and arrested one of the car occupants. His son, however, escaped.

The arrested man has been identified as Ajmer Singh, a resident of Ghungrali village, and his son as Gurcharan Singh. The police also unearthed a bunker at Ajmer's house that was used to store drugs.

Khanna SSP Navjot Singh Mahal said a police party signalled a car coming from the Khanna side to stop at the naka. However, the driver stopped the car some distance away. He and another occupant of the car alighted from the vehicle and ran towards the fields. Ajmer was nabbed by the police. The police recovered 2.6 kg of opium and 90 kg of poppy husk from the vehicle.

The police registered a case under the NDPS Act and arrested Ajmer. They are conducting raids to nab Gurcharan.

The SSP said Ajmer confessed that they brought the contraband from MP and were to sell it in here. 

538 cases in 14 months

The Khanna police have registered 538 cases under the NDPS Act in the past 14 months and arrested 648 persons. They recovered 38.970-kg opium, 20.38-quintal poppy husk, 11.493-kg heroin, 31-gm cocaine, 755-gm smack, 13.680-kg charas, 11.670-kg drug powder, 1,99,470-intoxicating tablets and capsules.