Panchkula, Oct. 10 -- Police have arrested a 28-year-old Punjab resident with 532 grams of heroin worth an estimated Rs 1.06 crore, thereby foiling an alleged plan to distribute the narcotics across Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali within a week, officials said on Saturday.
The accused, Sarabjit Singh of Mohali district, was apprehended near Recreational Park in the Mansa Devi Complex (MDC) area on October 8 while allegedly transporting the consignment in a Pajero SUV.
Police said Singh had previously been jailed in a murder case and became involved in drug trafficking after securing bail in May this year.
ACP Crime Aman Kumar said an Anti-Narcotics Cell team, led by its in-charge Saurav Rawat, intercepted the accused following a tip-off...