May 17 (Punjab Khabarnama) : CIA Staff Tarn Taran police arrested 2 drug smugglers and succeeded in recovering 1 kg heroin, 2 mobile phones, 1 motorcycle and Rs 700 in Indian currency from them.
It is noteworthy that the value of the recovered heroin in the international market is said to be Rs 5 crore. According to information from C.I.A. During patrolling, the police under the leadership of the in-charge of Staff Tarn Taran signaled two persons riding a motorcycle to stop, who after seeing the police party, started moving back from the spot, but after being chased by the police party, the motorcyclists were taken into custody. During their search, 1 kg heroin, 2 mobile phones, 1 motorcycle and Rs 700 in Indian currency were recovered.
The arrested drug smugglers have been identified as Mandeep Kaur alias Mani son of Sarabjit Singh, resident of village Rajoke and Gurtaj Singh alias Taj son of Baljit Singh, resident of Rajoke. A case has been registered in the concerned Khalda police station and further investigation has been started. Sources have revealed that other large quantities of heroin are likely to be recovered at the behest of the arrested drug smugglers. SSP of this concerned district. Ashwani Kapoor can hold a press conference today afternoon.