Chola Mandir police has nabbed a drug peddler near Bhanpur and recovered drugs worth Rs 40,000 from his possession on Sunday.
Police acted swiftly on a tip-off and seized 3 gm Smack (Morphine) from his possession.
The accused was identified as Saurabh Gupta and he is a resident of Ibrahimpura area who failed to provide details of the drugs recovered from his possession.
Police said that the accused used to work at a shop and later started illegal drug trafficking. The details of procurement and delivery of the drugs would be probed in the further investigation.
After the initial investigation, the police have registered a case under sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act.
The source of the drugs and their scheduled delivery to the customer in the state capital and nearby areas would be probed.
The accused confessed that he was involved in drug peddling to make fast money and has delivered drugs in the neary areas which would fetch him good money.
Acting on a tip off regarding drug peddler on a motorbike the accused was nabbed near Bhanpur while he was on his way to Ayodhya Nagar.
During the initial investigation, it was found that the accused used to target students to sell the drugs. In the investigation police would search students of which school, college and institutions were sold drugs by the accused.
Police said that his nexus have to be revealed and during the police remand further investigation would be conducted. The accused was nabbed while trying to sell drugs.
The drug peddler has been nabbed earlier and record of the earlier crimes is investigated.