Kathua, July 23: The Police team of Lakhanpur Police station on a routine Naka checking at New Toll Plaza Lakhanpur, led by Sub-Inspector Sikander Chouhan under the supervision of Inspector Sanjeev Chib SHO police station lakhanpur.

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A truck bearing registration No. PB12N-3721 was signalled to stop for checking. During the checking, 240 cardboard cartons were seized, each carton contained 120 bottles of “WINCIREX” cough syrup making a grand total of 28800 bottles of 100/100 ML and 191520 “SPASMO-PROXYVON-PLUS” capsules. They were hidden under the soap cartons laid in the truck which were being smuggled from Ludhiana to Bijbehara Srinagar. The driver of the truck was Balbir Singh, S/o Chaman Lal R/o Hedon Bet Tehsil Samrala District Ludhiana Punjab along with his associate Sham Lal S/o Kewal Krishan R/o Hedon Bet Tehsil Samrala District Ludhiana Punjab. Both the acussed were arrested and the truck was also seized by the police.
On this a case FIR No. 67/2020 U/S 8/21/22 NDPS Act stands registered at Police Station Lakhanpur against the arrested persons and the investigation is under process.
Kathua Police is striving hard and taking every possible step to make youth aware about eradication of drugs. We request people of the area to come forward and share information about drug peddling or drug consumption by dialling 100. The identity will be kept confidential.