1,620-kg poppy husk seized, two nabbed

The Ludhiana rural police nabbed two persons and seized 1,620 kg of poppy husk from their possession.

The suspects have been identified as Gurloveleen Singh and Baljinder Singh, both residents of Dharamkot.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Ludhiana rural, Navneet Singh Bains, in a statement issued stated that the police team had received a tip-off that the suspects, who were into smuggling of poppy husk, had been supplying narcotics in Jagraon and Moga. As per information, they were on the way to Jagraon in a Isuzu D-Max vehicle to deliver a huge quantity of poppy husk.

The SSP said the police team conducted a raid and found the vehicle parked at some place. During search of the vehicle, 1,620 kg of poppy husk was seized. A case under the NDPS Act was registered against the suspects and further investigation was launched to bust the entire drug supply line. Other big suppliers involved in the racket would also be arrested.

Sources said the police had already got some vital clues about big drug suppliers involved in the racket and in coming days, they might be arrested by the police.