Shahjehanabd police has nabbed a drug peddler near Bhopal talkies road and recovered drugs worth Rs 40,000 from his possession on Saturday.
Police acted swiftly on a tip-off and seized 186 gm of drugs (Charas) from his possession.
The accused was identified as Yaseen Khan and he is a resident of Bagh Munshi Khan area who failed to provide details of the drugs recovered from his possession.
Police said that 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 city 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.
During the initial investigation, it was found that the accused was scheduled to deliver the drugs in the city and was paid for the delivery of consignment but the nexus for which he works is yet to be revealed as the accused has not shed all the details.
Police said that his local connections have to be searched and during the police remand further investigation would be conducted. The accused was nabbed while trying to sell drugs.
The drug peddler is also a drug addict and has been nabbed earleir and record of the earlier crimes is investigated.