Jalandhar, June 18

A Jalandhar rural police team today apprehended a drug smuggler with 1 kg heroin and arms, busting an inter-city drug racket in which two undertrials lodged in two jails of the state were issuing directions to the accused.

Identified as Lachman Singh, a resident of Joriyan Ghanour, Sangrur, the police apprehended the smuggler and seized 1 kg heroin, two pistols (.32 bore), two pistols (.30 bore), six cartridges 7.65 (.32 bore) and another six cartridges (.30 bore) from him.

Lachman Singh was apprehended while he was going to Adampur from Amritsar via Kisangarh. He was travelling in a Swift car. An FIR has been lodged against him under Sections 21(C), 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act at the Adampur police station.

The accused revealed that he was in regular touch with Karamjeet Singh (lodged in the Nabha jail) and Manpreet Singh (lodged in the Faridkot jail). As per the police, Karamjeet and Manpreet had sent Lachman to Amritsar to bring heroin and arms and Lachman was going to further supply the consignment to some “anti-national elements”. — TNS