30 Kg Pseudoephedrine Recovered; Three Arrested

The Patiala police on May 16 claimed to have detained 3 main helpers of Jagdish Bhola, key player in the Fathegarh drug scandal, with 30 kilogram of a chemical drug, Pseudoephedrine, valued around Rs 35 crore in the global market.

According to Patiala senior superintendent of police Hardyal Singh Maan, a police group headed by inspector Gurjeet Singh, SHO, Banur, on May 15 checked a Hyundai Verna car (HR-26-AJ-1019) and detained Satinder Dhama, an infamous drug smuggler of the area, who is also a supporter of Jagdish. The police officials seized 500 gm of Pseudoephedrine from Satinder.

Hardyal Singh Maan added that on disclosures made by Satinder, the police detained one more contrabandist, Balwinder Sonu, an inhabitant of Kathunangal in Amritsar region, from the national capital. Sonu disclosed the major regions of Satinder’s drug smuggling row and his relationship with Bhola.

Afterward, the officials seized a Fortuner car (PB-11-AB-0003) with 10 kilogram of chemical drug.

Hardyal Singh added that the Fortuner car seized from Dhama was of Jagdish. Dhama has already been declared a proclaimed offender in a case registered under the NDPS Act by the Panchkula police.

Afterward, the officials also checked a Skoda car (PB-10-CM-4009) and seized 10 kilogram of chemical drug from Sonu.

A separate police party detained Harjeet Singh with 5 kilogram of chemical drug from Focal Point, Ambala.

“The detention of all the 3, who were strongly connected with Jagdish, is likely to give crucial clues in the case,” the SSP claimed.

The SSP added that around 22 individuals have been detained in the drug scam thus far.