12 kg of charas seized at Ludera checkpoint; three Amritsar men held
A Himachal police CIA team intercepted a private vehicle at the Ludera checkpoint in Chamba district on 14 November 2005 and seized 12 kg of charas valued by police at Rs 24 lakh. Three Amritsar residents were arrested under the NDPS Act and the vehicle was impounded.
🇮🇳 Ludera checkpoint, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh · India
A Himachal police CIA team acting on a tip-off intercepted a private vehicle at the
Ludera checkpoint in Chamba district on 14 November 2005 and seized12 kg of charas from
it.[1]Superintendent of Police J.P. Singh said the three carriers, Parveen Kumar,
Mohinder Singh and Balwant Singh, the driver of the vehicle, were arrested on the spot
and the vehicle (DL8C-0816) was impounded.[1]
All three arrested men are residents of Amritsar in Punjab, and cases were registered
against them under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.[1]Singh valued
the seized charas at Rs 24 lakh.[1]
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