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Yamunanagar Police Seize Crore Worth of Drugs
23 Jun
Summary
- Four alleged drug traffickers arrested in Yamunanagar.
- Large quantity of smack worth several crores seized.
- Operation Maidan 2.0 targets drug traffickers and past offenders.

Yamunanagar police have successfully carried out a significant anti-drug operation, resulting in the apprehension of four individuals suspected of drug trafficking. The operation led to the recovery of a large consignment of smack, estimated to be worth several crores of rupees, from multiple locations within the district.
This crackdown was conducted under the directives of Ambala Range IGP Pankaj Nain as part of "Operation Maidan 2.0." This initiative aims to bolster the district police's actions against drug traffickers and includes intensified raids on individuals with prior involvement in narcotics-related offenses.
During the operation, police received specific intelligence regarding a suspect carrying a substantial amount of narcotics near Vishwakarma Chowk. A team was dispatched, leading to the arrest of Mohammad Saleem from Uttar Pradesh, from whom approximately 1.2 kilograms of smack, valued at around Rs 1.5 crore, was recovered in the presence of a duty magistrate.
In further actions, separate teams arrested Mohsin alias Munna with 102.84 grams of smack and Iqbal Khan alias Bala and Sajid Khan with 16.99 grams of smack. All apprehended individuals have been presented before the court and remanded for further questioning as authorities work to trace the source and network of the seized narcotics.