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25-year-old held with 1.44 kg heroin in Ludhiana
The accused has been identified as Shivam Bali alias Giga, 25, of Ghati Mohalla, who is presently residing in Mohar Singh Nagar, Ludhiana, in a rented accommodation
The team of special task force (STF), Ludhiana range, arrested a man for suspected drug peddling and recovered 1.44 kg heroin and ₹35,000 drug money from his possession.
The STF also recovered a car and a scooter from his possession.
The accused has been identified as Shivam Bali alias Giga, 25, of Ghati Mohalla, who is presently residing in Mohar Singh Nagar in a rented accommodation.
He is already facing trial in drug peddling cases and had come out of jail in January this year.
Inspector Harbans Singh, in-charge STF, Ludhiana range, said that the STF received a tip-off and put up a checkpoint near a Playway School in Mohalla Mohar Singh Nagar. The accused was crossing from the area in a car.
When frisked, they recovered 1.44 kg heroin and ₹35,000 as drug money from the car. Following the information provided by the accused, the police recovered a scooter from his house, which he uses to supply drugs.
A case under section 21, 29 of the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused at STF police station in SAS Nagar (Mohali).
The inspector said that the accused is a drug addict and he has been into drug peddling for the past some time. He is already facing three FIRs.
The inspector said that Shivam procured the drug from a man named Rohit Hans, who hails from Guru Nanak Nagar of Daresi in Ludhiana, but is settled in Delhi. The STF are trying to trace Rohit.
