Five nabbed with 2.5-kg charas, liquor

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, October 17

The district police have arrested five smugglers and seized a large quantity of charas and alcohol from them in two separate cases. According to information, the Bullowal police have arrested four smugglers and seized 2.5 kg of charas from them during a search operation in the area. The arrested accused have been identified as Dasarn Singh, alias Aman, a resident of New Deol Nagar Jalandhar, Gaurav Bhola, a resident of Basti Sheikh Jalandhar, Lal Hussain, a resident of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh and Mam Hussain also a resident of Chamba district.

The police have registered a case against all accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) Act. Meanwhile, the Garhdiwala police have arrested a persons and seized 27,000 ml of illicit liquor from him. The accused has been identified as Garhdiwala resident Surinderpal, alias Bittu.