Four nabbed with opium, drug money in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, April 18

The Khanna city police arrested four smugglers with one kg of opium and Rs 2.10 lakh drug money.

The accused have been identified as Lakhvir Singh of Burj Hari Singh, Rachpal Singh of Godwal village, Amandeep Singh of Godwal, and Inderpreet Singh of Raikot.

Investigating officer ASI Sukhwinder Singh said a tip-off was received that the accused were on the way to deliver a huge consignment of narcotics to their clients. Accordingly, a police party laid a naka and after intercepting a Maruti Alto car the accused were arrested.

During the search of the car, opium and the drug money were recovered.

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