Houses of two peddlers facing 17 cases demolished
Jalandhar, May 1 -- The Jalandhar police commissionerate, in coordination with the MC, demolished two "illegally" constructed houses owned by two drug peddlers, including a woman, on Wednesday.
Police commissioner Dhanpreet Kaur Randhawa said the action followed credible intelligence inputs about the illegal constructions allegedly owned by notorious drug smugglers, identified as Dalip Singh of Guru Amardas Nagar and Nisha Khan of Ashok Vihar Colony.
She said the properties were financed through proceeds from illicit drug trade.
"The demolished structures were reportedly being used as hideouts and escape routes by drug traffickers, who were habitual offenders with a long history of their involvement in drug trafficking and other criminal activities," she said.
Meanwhile, the police arrested a woman and seized 4-kg heroin from her possession, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said.
The accused has been identified as Rupinder Kaur, a resident of Dhanoe Khurd, Amritsar....
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