Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, May 24: A Police party of PP SIDCO headed by Sub-Inspector Rajeshwar Singh, I/C PP SIDCO under the supervision of Varinder Singh, DSP HQ Samba and Inspector Sanjeev Chib SHO P/S Samba during routine patrolling apprehended two drug peddlers with six packets of opium weighing one kg each and having a value of Rs 5 lakh in the market at SIDCO Chowk, Samba today.
The arrested persons included Om Parkash son of Sodagar Mal resident of Bhamboo Chak, Ramgarh and Daljeet Singh son of Darshan Singh resident of Model town Digiana, Jammu.
They had kept the contraband beneath the driver seat of truck bearing Registration No. JK02AL-8977. Accordingly, Case FIR No. 81/2016 U/S 8/15 NDPS Act has been registered at P/S Samba and investigation started.
During interrogation, accused have deposed that they have made 5-6 deliveries of said contraband in the area and the instant consignment was taken from Siliguri, Assam. Further investigation into the matter is going on and arrest of some more accused persons cannot be ruled out.
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