The Gunga police caught a drug peddler and recovered cannabis weighing 1.1 kg worth Rs 18,000 from his possession from Kalara village on Monday.
Police said that acting on a tip regarding a man carrying a plastic bag having drugs was nabbed near bus stand of Kalara village and recovered 1.1 kg of Cannabis. In the initial investigation the accused was identified as leelakishan Kushwaha of Kalara village. The accused was scheduled to deliver the drugs but was nabbed before he could deliver consignment.
The police have registered a case under section 8 and 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and have started further investigation. The details of delivery of drugs and crime record of the accused would be investigated in the further investigation. The accused was in search of customer but failed to find one and was nabbed by the police.
Meanwhile, Gandhi Nagar police have nabbed a 45-year-old man carrying drugs and recovered 850 gm of Cannabis worth Rs 9,500 near BDA quarters late in the evening on Monday. According to the police a man carrying drugs was nabbed and recovered Cannabis from his possession. The accused was identified as Ayub Khan of Abbas Nagar. The accused holds crime record and has been booked by different police stations. His crime record would be investigated in the further investigation. Based on the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 8 and 10 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and have started further probe.