11 held with heroin, drug money
The Ajnala police have arrested 11 persons in two separate cases and recovered 276 grams of heroin along with Rs 1.03 lakh in drug money from their possession.
Police said that during patrolling in Kotli Amb village, they intercepted three persons travelling on a bike. While the pillion rider managed to escape, the remaining two were nabbed by the police. They were identified as Sajan Masih of Ajnala and Harbhej Singh of Kot Maulvi Ramdas while the absconder was identified as Daljit Singh of Surapur village in Ajnala. During a search, the police recovered 255 kg of heroin and Rs 1.02 lakh in drug money from them. A case under the NDPS Act was registered against them.
Following their disclosure, the police also arrested their accomplices — Kali of Hardowal Kalan village in Dera Baba Nanak and Captain Singh of Umarpura village. Their interrogation is underway.
The police also arrested Gurwinder Singh of Phule Chak village and Happy of Adarsh Nagar, Ajnala, with 21 gram of heroin and Rs 700 in drug money. Following their interrogation, the police arrested their accomplices, Palwinder Singh of Ajnala, Ranjit Singh of Surepur, Jasbir Singh of Nangal, Dosanjh Chopra of Ajnala and Simranjit Singh of Chamiari village.
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