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The revelations stemmed from an probe launched aft the apprehension of 3 cause smugglers by the Batala constabulary successful September past twelvemonth adjacent the Indo-Pak borderline (Express Photo)
For 5 years, a salient edifice successful the bosom of Amritsar allegedly served arsenic a hub for cause smuggling, but the Batala constabulary assertion to person exposed the racket.
Hotel Alpine, located connected Ajit Nagar Road astatine Katra Ahluwalia, has been frozen by the Batala constabulary aft investigations revealed its alleged usage successful narcotics smuggling. Senior Superintendent of Police Suhail Qasim Mir said the hotel, valued astatine ₹4.5 crore, was not lone built with cause wealth but besides harboured a cause den successful its infamous Room 103.
“Room 103 was specifically reserved for cause smugglers and served arsenic a basal for coordinating heroin smuggling operations crossed the Indo-Pak border,” said Mir. Drugs smuggled from Pakistan were allegedly stored successful the country earlier being distributed crossed Punjab. Evidence suggested the edifice absorption shielded the illicit activities, helium added.
The revelations stemmed from an probe launched aft the apprehension of 3 cause smugglers by the Batala constabulary successful September past twelvemonth adjacent the Indo-Pak border, with 2.8 kg of heroin seized from them. The probe uncovered backward and guardant linkages, yet tracing the smuggling web to Hotel Alpine.
Following support from the competent authority, the edifice has been frozen nether Section 68F of the NDPS Act, which allows the confiscation of spot acquired done amerciable cause trade.
“Freezing Hotel Alpine is simply a beardown connection to those aiding cause networks. We volition proceed taking stringent enactment to eradicate this menace,” said Mir, adding that the edifice owner, Balbir Singh, is absconding.
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