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14 kg heroin seized from Samjhauta Express, four detained
Amritsar:
The customs department officials have detained four
passengers, including one woman, of the Samjhauta Express
after 14 kilograms of heroin, estimated to be worth rupees
700 million in the International market, was recovered
from them on Monday. The passengers were traveling by
the New Delhi-bound India-Pakistan cross border train
on Monday. According to the Additional Commissioner of
Federal Excise and Customs of Amritsar, Jasbir Singh,
the custom police detained four passengers, including
one woman, of the Samjhauta Express. The discovery of
heroin was made during routine checking of passengers
and their luggage. It was found the luggage of two Indian
nationals, who arrived at Attari land border by this train,
contained 14 kilograms of heroin. "The detained passengers
have bigger cartons yielding 14.320 kilograms of heroin,
which was tested by the test kit. All the four passengers
have been detained and further investigations and interrogation
is in progress," said Jasbir Singh. The arrested person
identified as Akhtar Abbaas said that a person in Lahore
had delivered the consignment with instructions that a
person would approach them at Delhi Railway Station to
receive it. "Sabir gave us the consignment in Lahore.
He told us that some body from the Jama Masjid area would
collect the consignment from you at Delhi Railway Station,"
said Akhtar Abbas, one of the detained persons. Abbaas
also informed that each of the four arrested were paid
Rs. 3,000 for the work.
-Jan
28, 2009
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