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Ludhiana: The Ludhiana rural police has arrested a drug peddler who was “wanted” in 900 kg poppy husk smuggling case, and recovered 20 kilograms of poppy husk and ₹2.15 lakh drug money from him. The arrested accused has been identified as Baljeet Singh Meeta of Jhuner village.
DSP Dakha Varinder Singh Khosa said that during a special campaign, the police arrested Baljeet Singh on Nov 3. He added that on the disclosures by the accused, police has recovered more poppy husk and drug money. The police officer said that on June 6 this year, Jodhan police station had registered a drug peddling case against Avtar Singh Resham of Latala village and Balbir Singh Meeta of Jhuner village.
He added that during the investigation of the case, 900 kilograms poppy husk was recovered from Avtar Singh. We also published the following articles recently Five drug peddlers arrested in Coimbatore In a recent crackdown on drug peddling near a school in Coimbatore, police apprehended five individuals, seizing a substantial quantity of prescription pills and ganja. The arrested individuals, all habitual offenders, held various occupations, highlighting the widespread nature of the issue.
Authorities are actively pursuing a sixth suspect believed to be the group's supplier from Rajasthan. NCB arrests key drug peddler in Mumbai linked to Rs 10 crore marijuana smuggling racket The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Mumbai apprehended Lilu Pradhan, the suspected kingpin of a drug trafficking ring, in Odisha. Pradhan's arrest follows the capture of two individuals last month who were transporting 48 kg of marijuana worth Rs 10 crore on a bus from Hyderabad to Mumbai.
Cannabis smuggling case accused escapes Akola rly police custody Akola Railway Police are searching for an accused cannabis smuggler who escaped custody while being transported to Odisha for investigation. Jewel Manga Sabar, apprehended with 25kg of cannabis, fled from a hotel room where the escorting officers were asleep. CCTV footage reveals Sabar leaving with his legs loosely bound.
A manhunt is underway, but his whereabouts remain unknown..
