The central intelligence agency of Mohali Police has arrested two drug peddlers. The agency arrested the suspects for involvement in the narcotic trade.
The police recovered around 20.5 kg of opium after the arrests were made on Friday night which is being estimated to be worth Rs 20 lakh in the international market. The accused has been sent to police remand for five days after a case was registered.Gurcharan Singh, in-charge posted with central intelligence agency of Mohali police, said that the accused Madan lal Jatian and Raj Mal Acharya, both residents of Rajasthan were hiding the contraband in the tool box of their truck to give a slip to the authorities.
During ongoing investigation. one of the accused said that the king pin of the racket is some Beni Ram who owns a hotel in Rajasthan and is involved in the trade of opium smuggling. A team was later dispatched to the western state to further investigate the matter and trace the said person Beni Ram.