Shahjehanabad police have nabbed two drug peddlers and recovered charas worth `50,000 from their possession on Monday.
Police said that acting on a tip-off regarding two persons carrying drugs was nabbed in Shahjehanabad area and when they were searched 460 gm of charas (cannabis) was recovered from their possession.
The accused were identified as Chandan Makam (32) of Awadhpuri and Chandrashekhar Verma (40) of Jehangirabad.
After the preliminary investigation police have registered a case under Section 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act and have started further investigation. The details of the accused would be searched by the police.
The accused confessed that the two confessed that they used to buy drugs from lucknow based Ajay who used to deliver the drugs near Bhopal railway station and bus stand but the two are not able to provide the contact details of Ajay. They told the police that Ajay would stay at hotels near Bhopal railway station and bus stand but they met him inside hotel.
The drugs recovered were bought by them around 15 days ago. The two would sell the drugs to the habitual addicts in the city. Chandan has been booked for murder when he was a minor and later he had served jail for burglary, assault and other crimes.
The crime record of Chandrashekar has to be investigated. The used to buy drugs from Ajay in large quantity and would later sell in small packets and made good money.
Chandan is involved in drug trafficking for the past few years but Chandrashekhar has been nabbed for the first time in transporting drugs illegally.