Chhola Mandir police have nabbed a drug peddler near Bhanpur Bridge and recovered drugs worth Rs 15000 from his possession on Saturday.
Police said that acting on a tip-off regarding a man carrying drugs was nabbed near Bhanpur Bridge and when he was searched 500 gm of Cannabis was recovered from his possession.
The accused was identified as Trilokchand Sahu and when he was asked to provide details of the drugs recovered from his possession he failed to provide details.
Police said that the details of procurement and delivery of the drugs would be searched in the further investigation. After the initial investigation police have registered a case under sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act.
Police said that 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 used to deliver drugs in the city and nearby areas. Police said that his more details of the accused would be investigated. The accused was nabbed while trying to sell drugs.
Meanwhile, a miscreants involved in transporting and selling of liquor illegally were nabbed and recovered 141 bottles of liquor worth Rs 18,000 were seized by Shahpura police near Shaitan Singh square on Friday.
Acting on a tip off regarding carrying of liquor illegally police team reached the spot and nabbed the miscreant identified as Rajesh Bhatnagar.
Police recovered 141 bottles of country made liquor. The buyers of the liquor provided by the accused would be investigated in the further investigation. The police have registered a case under section 34 of the Excise Act.