The Khajuri Police caught a drug peddler and recovered cannabis weighing 1.7 kg worth Rs 20,000 from his possession from Rajeev Nagar.
Police said that acting on a tip regarding a man carrying drugs was nabbed from Rajeev Nagar and recovered 1.7 kg of Cannabis and when he was questioned he was not able to provide details of the drugs.
In the initial investigation the accused was identified as Kedar Singh Mewada of Pataniya village. He was involved in criminal activities but do not hold any criminal record and his details would be searched in the initial investigation. The accused was scheduled to deliver the drugs but before he could deliver he was nabbed by the police. The police have registered a case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and have started further investigation.
Meanwhile, Bairagarh police have nabbed a drug peddler and have recovered 750 gm of Cannabis worth Rs 8,500 near Bourbon Park late in the evening on Sunday. Police said that a man carrying drugs was nabbed and recovered Cannabis from his possession. The accused was identified as Bablu alias Ramkishan Kachi of Rahul Nagar.
The accused holds criminal record and has been booked for assault, extortion, threatening of life, arms act. During the investigation, police found that the accused used to sell drugs in small packets in Bairagah area. He used to target youths. Based on the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and have started further investigation.