Narco-hawala module busted, 11 held with ₹5cr

The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Punjab Police, with support from central agencies, busted a drugs module with the arrest of 11 individuals, including five smugglers, three drug hawala money couriers and three hawala traders, officials said on Monday, adding that the police recovered ₹5.09 crore drug money in multiple foreign currencies.

- HT Correspondent

CHANDIGARH:

Addressing a press conference, Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav identified the arrested drug peddlers as Harjinder Singh alias Ajay, 26, from Ram Talai in Amritsar; Harmanjit Singh alias Harry, 27, from Guru Nanak Colony in Amritsar; Sagar, 28, from Chheharta in Amritsar; Lavdeep Singh, 30, alias Lala from Husanpura Kalan in Batala; and Harbhaj Singh, 30, alias Bheja from Kakkar in Amritsar.

He said the drug hawala money couriers who were nabbed are Saurav alias Saurav Mahajan, 24, from Joda Phatak in Amritsar; Tanush, 28, from Ghah Mandi Chowk in Amritsar and Harminder Singh, 28, alias Harry from Damganj in Amritsar. Police arrested three Hawala traders, Ashok Kumar Sharma, 60, owner of Phagwara-based 'Sharma Forex Money Changer', and his accomplices, Rajesh Kumar, 50, from Mutiarpur Mohalla in Phagwara and Amit Bansal alias Sunil, 47, from Sukhchain Nagar in Phagwara.