2 nabbed for smuggling liquor

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, September 3

The city police booked three persons and recovered illegal liquor and drugs from their possession in separate cases.

In the first incident, the Police Division 6 nabbed two liquor smugglers and recovered three liquor cases from their possession. The suspects have been identified as Ashok Kumar of Kailash Nagar and Gulshan Kumar of New Nanda Colony.

Investigating officer ASI Satnam Singh said after receiving a tip-off, a naka was laid near Gill Chowk where the duo were stopped for checking and illegal liquor was recovered from them.

The suspects were on the way to deliver the liquor to their clients.

The ASI said police remand of the suspects would be sought for further interrogation.

In another incident, the Sadar police booked a drug peddler and recovered 8 kg of poppy husk from him. However, the suspect managed to give the police the slip.

Investigation officer ASI Harmesh Singh said a tip-off was received that a person was on the way to deliver drug to their customers.

Accordingly, a naka was laid at a strategic point where after intercepting the suspect, when the police were about to arrest him, he threw a bag containing poppy husk on the road and fled.

Later, he was identified as Baljit Singh, alias Balli, a resident of Mehatpur, Jalandhar.

ASI Harmesh said raids were being conducted at the suspected whereabouts of the suspect and he would be arrested soon.