Ambala resident held with 5kg opium

Amritsar, November 9

The city police today claimed to have arrested an inter-state drug smuggler, identified as Sukhdev Singh, alias Titu, a resident of Ambala with 5 kg opium here.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP), City-II, Shailander Singh said he was presently residing at Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar here. The ADCP said Titu was wanted by the Haryana police in connection with seizure of 35 kg of opium in Ambala. He was declared a proclaimed offender by the court.

Investigations revealed that Titu used to bring drugs from Rajasthan and smuggle these to Haryana and Punjab, he added. The ADCP said further interrogation was under progress to find out his links with other inter-state smugglers active in Punjab.

A case under Sections 18, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against Titu. — TNS