Nazeerabad police have nabbed a drug peddler from Runaha trisection and recovered drugs worth Rs 20,000 from their possession late in the night on Sunday.
Police said that acting on a tip-off regarding a youth carrying drugs was nabbed near Runaha trisection and when he was searched 1.8 kg of Cannabis was recovered from his possession.
The accused was identified as Purushottam lodhi The accused is a resident of Udaipura Raisen and details of procurement and delivery of the drugs would be searched in the further investigation.
The details of the accused would be searched by the police. The drugs recovered from his possession were worth Rs 20K.
After the initial investigation police have registered a case under relevant sections.The source of the drugs and their scheduled delivery to the customer in the city and nearby areas would be probed.
In the initial investigation it was found that the accused was scheduled to deliver the drugs in the city but the person who was scheduled to receive the drugs remains unidentified.
Police said that after the arrest of the accused the nexus in Raisen district and nearby areas could be unearthed. The accused is involved in drug trafficking for the past three years to make fast money.