NAKODAR/NURMAHAL
The Mehat Pur police have arrested a woman drug peddler on the charge of selling poppy husk and illicit country-made liquor.
Station House Officer (SHO) Sukhdev Singh said that 15 kilograms of poppy husk and 70 bottles of hooch were recovered from the possession of the accused identified as Jaswinder Kaur wife of Jaspal a resident of Mohalla Kasba Mehat Pur.
SHO said that the police also recovered 53 Kilograms of poppy husk, one kilogram of charas, and 146 bottles of hooch were recovered from the accused identified as Nirmal Singh alias Nimma son of Ajit Singh a resident of Mohalla Kasba Mehat Pur who managed to flee.
SHO said cases under sections under sections 15-(C ) /61/85 of the NDPS Act and 61/1/14 of the Punjab Excised have been registered against the accused has been registered against the accused.
The Nurmahal police arrested a drug peddler Jarnal Singh alias Jaila son of Dilwari Ram a resident of Sanghe Jagir village with 132 intoxicant tablets and booked his accomplice Lakhwindar Singh of Khehra Mushtarka village who managed to flee said investigating officer Jaswindar Pal.