The TT Nagar police caught a 32-year old drug peddler from Pansheel Nagar and recovered drugs weighing 3.3 kg Cannabis worth Rs 40,000 from his possession on Thursday; drug peddler was carrying drugs in scooter.
Acting on a tip off a person carrying drug was nabbed and when he was searched Cannabis was recovered from his possession. The accused was identified as Dheerajpal Singh of Bagh Sewania.
The accused was carrying drugs in scooter bearing registration number MP04QA1073 which was stopped and when checked drugs were recovered from the scooter.
In the initial investigation when he was quizzed he confessed that he was in search of customer to sell the drugs but before he could sell police nabbed him.
Police said that the accused has been involved in criminal activities but do not hold any criminal record with TT Nagar police and other police stations would be informed to investigate details of his crime record.
The police have registered a case under section 8 and 20 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and have started further investigation.
The source of the procurement of drugs and customers which were scheduled to buy them would be investigated in the further investigation.
Police are yet to find that the accused works with some nexus or he works alone and for how long he is involved in drug trafficking. The details of the scooter would be investigated. Police suspects that the scooter could be a stolen one as criminals use stolen vehicles for crimes.