Police bust drug-smuggling gang, 518-gm heroin seized

Batala, May 22

The Batala police have arrested four members of a gang which was involved in smuggling of heroin and seized 518-gm white powder from their possession. There were reports that some persons from the city were supplying heroin and its derivatives to youth living in the labyrinthine lanes of the town. Following these reports, SSP Rachpal Singh formed a team under DSP Gurinderbir Singh Sidhu to bust the gang.

Acting on a tip-off, Sidhu’s team managed to arrest Shugham Mehra and Harmeet Singh, both residents of Amritsar, a few days ago. Two more members — Abhimanyu Gupta and Sukhwinder Singh — were arrested today. The police have registered an FIR under the NDPS Act against the accused. — TNS