Peddler nabbed with 1-kg heroin

Khanna (Ludhiana), Aug 30 The Khanna police arrested a drug peddler, identified as Amandeep Singh, alias Aman, a resident of Aali Nangal village, in Gurdaspur. The accused is already facing seven criminal cases under the NDPS Act, the Arms Act,...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 12:11 PM Aug 31, 2021 IST

Khanna (Ludhiana), Aug 30

The Khanna police arrested a drug peddler, identified as Amandeep Singh, alias Aman, a resident of Aali Nangal village, in Gurdaspur.

The accused is already facing seven criminal cases under the NDPS Act, the Arms Act, the Prisons Act, and had come out on parole from the Central Jail, Patiala, on May 12. Khanna SSP Gursharandeep Singh Grewal said the police had set up a checkpoint near the King Highway Dhaba, on GT Road at Libra.

The police stopped a car coming from Khanna and its occupant was identified as Amandeep Singh. On searching the vehicle, 1-kg heroin, hidden under the driver’s seat, was seized. — OC