Chandigarh: 52 drug peddlers arrested in 113 days

Pawan Tiwari | TNN | Apr 26, 2020, 06:29 IST

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CHANDIGARH: Around 52 drug peddlers have been arrested while trying to smuggle heroin, charas, ganja, banned injectable vials and medicines from different parts of the city from January 1 to April 24.
The data reveals that 16 police stations in the city have registered a total of 48 FIRs under the NDPS Act in the last four months. The police also arrested four peddlers in two FIRs and recovered 180 gram heroin from their possession during the lockdown period.
According to the police record, maximum drug peddlers were arrested with heroin and banned injectable vials.
The police have recovered 907.26 gram heroin from the peddlers, while 377 banned vials have also been seized.
The police have also recovered 41.6 kg ganja and 5.850 kg charas till date. They also recovered 730 banned capsules and 15 bottles of cough syrup.
According to the data, maximum 24 drug peddlers were arrested in 23 FIRs in January.
In February, the police caught 14 peddlers. In March, the police arrested 10 peddlers and registered nine FIRs.
Four drug peddlers have been arrested in two FIRs this month.
Sector 31 police also arrested one peddler with 50 gram heroin, one pistol, five cartridges and fake currency notes valued at Rs 39,900 on February 21.
Charanjit Singh Virk, DSP, PRO, UT police, said they have adopted a zero tolerance policy towards drug trafficking.