Ambala: Teams of GRP and RPF have arrested a drug smuggler during joint checking at Ambala Cantt Railway Station on Friday. Police recovered nearly 3 kilos of opium from the smuggler. The arrested accused hails from Jharkhand and was going from Jharkhand to Ludhiana in Punjab for supplies. The police are investigating why the accused landed in Ambala. Police succeeded in catching the drug smuggler at the Ambala Cantt railway station during a joint checking operation of GRP and RPF at the Ambala Cantt railway station when they got suspicious and checked the suspicious man and recovered nearly 3 kilos of opium from his possession. The arrested drug smuggler identified as Birendra hails from Jharkhand and was on his way to Ludhiana in Punjab for supply. The Railway Police is investigating if the smuggler Birendra was on way to Ludhiana, then why did he stay in Ambala and what was his motive behind it. According to the railway police, a case of smuggling has been registered against Birendra.

Meanwhile, two days ago in another case 3.9 kg ‘ganja’ was recovered in Ambala by Anti Narcotics Cell of Ambala police caught a smuggler and a case under NDPS Act was registered against arrested accused identified as Suman Kumar originally hailing from Bihar and presently residing in Khatik Mandi Ambala Cantt, who used to smuggle drugs and supply in and around Ambala. Now the police are interrogating the accused and gathering information about which gang he worked for.