5 held with opium, poppy husk

Ludhiana, January 2

The Khanna police nabbed five persons and recovered poppy husk and opium from their possession in separate incidents.

In the first case, the Khanna Sadar police nabbed four persons and recovered 30 kg of poppy husk from them.

The suspects have been identified as Kuldeep Singh of Dhaler village in Sangrur, Harpreet Singh, Manpreet Khan and Dev Singh of Gopalpur, Dehlon.

Investigating officer ASI Mahinder Singh said a naka was laid by the police to keep a tab on anti-social elements. On suspicion, a Maruti Zen car was stopped and during the search of the vehicle poppy husk was seized.

The ASI said the police remand of the accused would be sought so that the entire supply line could be busted.

In another case, the Khanna Sadar 2 police station nabbed Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Urban Estate, Dugri. The police seized 500 gm of opium from him. — TNS