DSP Gurvinder Singh giving data
Drug smugglers in Kaithal district at the moment are utilizing costly and luxurious vehicles as an alternative of outdated or small autos to keep away from police checking. Police say this isn’t an remoted case. A number of incidents have been reported the place smugglers had been caught utilizing high-end vehicles like XUVs and Volkswagens. Many of those autos had been additionally purchased with cash earned from drug gross sales.
Most criminals carry medicine from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after which provide them to Patiala district in Punjab. They normally journey by way of the Guhla–Cheeka space of Kaithal. In lots of instances, the arrested smugglers are additionally residents of Patiala. They enter Punjab by way of the Guhla route in Kaithal.
They put folks on the autos
Police consider that smugglers use these autos in order that the police don’t suspect them upon seeing massive autos. Criminals have this mindset that in the event that they carry medicine in massive and luxurious autos, the possibilities of checking shall be much less. Moreover, smugglers put logos of police and different officers on their autos in order that nobody stops them.
Smugglers caught smuggling medicine in Volkswagen vehicles
Two Volkswagen vehicles have been seized
On October 17, in Kaithal, police apprehended 4 accused who had been smuggling medicine in 2 Volkswagen vehicles from Padla Street, Kaithal. A complete of 305 kg 100 grams of poppy husk, valued at roughly 40 lakh rupees, was recovered from their possession. This drug was seized from two Volkswagen vehicles bearing Haryana and UP registration numbers.
The apprehended accused had been recognized as Gurjant Singh and Inder Singh, residents of village Alipur Rahian, district Patiala, Punjab, and Naseeb Singh and Jagga Singh, residents of village Dabi Gujran, district Patiala, Punjab. Throughout interrogation, it was revealed that every one the accused had bought this narcotic substance from Kota, Rajasthan, and had been meaning to take it to Punjab.
XUV 500 automotive utilized in a drug trafficking case value 30 lakh rupees
Now medicine present in XUV 500
Now once more, the police have caught a smuggler transporting medicine in an XUV 500 automotive. 296 kg 255 grams of poppy husk has been recovered from his possession. The estimated worth of the recovered medicine is round 30 lakh rupees. 2 people had been going to Punjab with poppy husk in an XUV 500 automotive, one in all whom escaped, whereas the opposite was apprehended.
Sukhwinder alias Kala, a resident of village Marori, district Patiala, Punjab, was arrested from Beneath Bridge Khanouri Bypass, Kaithal. Throughout the search, 296 kg 255 grams of poppy husk had been recovered from 15 sacks saved within the automobile. The automobile utilized in drug trafficking was seized. This accused was additionally taking medicine to Patiala.
All suspicious autos are being checked
DSP Gurwinder Singh stated that criminals have a mindset that the possibilities of checking shall be much less in large and luxurious autos. Smugglers put logos of police and different officers on their autos in order that nobody stops them. Police at the moment are dealing strictly with such folks. All suspicious-looking autos are checked. As quickly as such criminals are seen in any automobile, they’re instantly arrested.
