Ludhiana, Aug. 17 -- In a major crackdown, Samrala police arrested five youths travelling in a Toyota Fortuner and recovered 50 grams of morphine, 3 grams of heroin, and Rs.4.8 lakh in drug money from their possession.

The arrested youths, all aged between 20 and 24, are close friends and residents of Chehharta in Amritsar. They have been identified as Karan Devgan, Deepak Kumar, Parmdeep Singh, Lovepreet Singh, and Pranav Sharma.

SI Pavittar Singh, SHO at Samrala police station informed that the arrests were made during a hi-tech naka laid near Haidon Police Post as part of heightened security checks. The police team intercepted the SUV and recovered the narcotics and cash during the search. At the time of arrest, the accused were trav...