Two peddlers arrested with 1.2kg opium in Ludhiana

LUDHIANA: The Ludhiana rural police have arrested two drug peddlers after it seized 1.200kg of opium from his possession.


Giving details, Ludhiana (rural) SSP Vivek Sheel Soni said that as part of a special campaign against drug smugglers, a police party was present at the Chowkiman bus stand. He added that the police team received a tip-off that Vishal Singh of Mugalpura and Deepak Kumar of Model Town in Hoshiarpur used to deal in the illegal trade of drugs.

The police said after receiving the information, ASI Sukhdev Singh got the case registered under various sections of the NDPS Act at Sadar police station, Jagraon . It added that following the registration of the case SI Baldev Singh, along with a police party, set up a check post at Chowkiman police post .

The cops further said during checking the accused, Vishal and Deepak, along with their Tempo Traveller truck, were nabbed by the police. They added that after search the contraband was seized from them.