Man held with poppy husk in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, April 17

The CIA wing of the city police nabbed a smuggler and recovered 20 kg of poppy husk from his possession.

The accused has been identified as Chandan Kumar, a native of Bihar, at present residing in Gurdev Nagar. Later, ACP (crime) Surinder Mohan and CIA in charge Parveen Kumar addressed mediapersons.

The ACP said the CIA team was patrolling in the city to nab smugglers and on suspicion, a pedestrian was stopped for checking near the bus stand. When the bag he was carrying was checked, 20 kg of poppy husk was recovered. He was on the way to deliver the same to his clients.

The ACP said the accused, a native of Bihar, came to Ludhiana in 2017. He was earning his livelihood by driving a truck and now, he was driving an auto-rickshaw. Recently, he started drug smuggling to earn quick bucks. The police remand of the accused would be sought from court for further interrogation.

A case has been registered against the accused. — TNS