Kolar police have arrested two drug peddlers carrying drugs weighing 70 kg worth Rs 20.45 lakh near Gol Naka on Sunday; six drug peddlers are still absconding said police.
The action was taken after receiving information that drug peddlers would bring massive quantity of drugs and nabbed two drug peddlers.
A police reached rushed to the spot and after waiting for sometime drug peddlers appeared in a car bearing registration number MP04TB 3551 and when car was stopped person sitting on rear seat jumped off the car and escaped the spot.
From the car police have seized 70 kg of Cannabis which were carried in 35 packets. The drug peddlers were identified as Bandu alias Bunty Kinkar(33) and Khaleel Khan (46) of Shajapur. At the spot police arrested two persons and Cannabis was recovered from the car.
Apart from the drugs, car and two mobile phones were recovered from their possession. The arrested accused confessed that at the behest of their acquaintances Rem Kuchbadia and Sabbir Muslim five persons Khaleel, Kamlesh Soni, Anjit Kuchbandia, Vishal Lodhi, Sher Ali were caught while bringing drugs in Alto car bearing registration number MP04CQ4923 from Malkhangiri near Visakhapatnam.
After the initial investigation police have registered a case under sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act. The absconding accused are Kamlesh Soni, Anjit Kuchbandiya, Sher Ali, Vishal Lodhi, Prem Kuchbandiya, Shabir Muslim.