Kapurthala police bust inter-state drug cartel, one held with 15,500 intoxicating tablets

Inits commitment to wipe out drug menace, Kapurthala policeled by SSP Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh recently launched a special operation inthe area of police station Sadar Phagwara.

Specialteams carried out raids on drug smugglers at Phagwara in district Kapurthala.
 
In apress release, SSP said that different police teams were formed under thesupervision of SP Sarabjit Singh and DSP Parmjit Singh of Phagwara to controldrug meance. A police team led by CIA Staff Incharge Sikander Singh was comingfrom village Bhula Rai to Phagwara side of the highway in connection with thespecial checking of suspects. Then they notice one person, having suitcase inhand is coming towards village Bhulla Rai. 

On suspicion, the Police partystopped him and asked him about his name and address and on checking hissuitcase a large quantity of drug pills were recovered from his possession bythe police.

 
ThePolice have seized as many as 15520 intoxicating tablets from his possession,and arrested the accused. A case FIR No. 98, dated 03-09-2021, U/s21-61-85  of Narcotic Drugs andPsychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act registered against the accused at policestation Sadar Phagwara.
 
Thearrested accuse have been identified as Sukhdev Singh s/o Gajan Singh residentof H.No. 2468, Ajit Nagar, Near Park Mini Rose Garden, Ludhiana now living atvillage Bhulla Rai, Near Shiv Mandir, Phagwara, Kapurthala.
 
SSPfurther elaborated that during preliminary investigation the accused hasrevealed that he has brought these intoxicating tablets from Kaliyar Sharifdistrict Roorkee, Uttrakhand in a suitcase by bus. He bought these tablets fromKaliyar Sharif at Rs 20/- per strip and supposed to sell the same at Rs 150/-per strip which amounts to hefty amount of 23 Lakh. This consignment of pillsto be was to be supplied in Phagwara and its surrounding villages, which wouldmake many youngsters addicted to drugs. 
 
Givingmore details SSP said, “the seized intoxicants are mostly pharmaceuticalopioids. Many of these pharmaceutical products have legitimate and importantmedical use; however these products cannot be sold without a valid medicalprescription from a registered medical practitioner.”
Theaccused was diverting these intoxicants pills, which are medically used forpain relief and treatment for opioid dependence, for extra-medical use, whichcan lead to major drug overdose issues and even deaths.

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SSPtold that the arrested smuggler will be produced before the magistrate by thePolice and their police remand will be sought to further investigate therebackward and forward linkage so that further arrest can be made of those whoare associated with these smugglers. The entire supply line will be exposedsoon and anyone connected with the network will be arrested.
SSPreiterated that zero tolerance would be adopted against drug smugglers the drugmenace.