Crime branch police have nabbed three drug peddlers and recovered 20 kg of Cannabis worth Rs 2 lakh from their possession from a culvert near Parwalia at Bhopal Biora highway at Bhadbhada area on Tuesday.
Police said that acting on a tip off regarding three persons on a motorbike were detained and when they were searched drugs were recovered from their possession. The nabbed accused were identified Anees Khan (31) of Rajgarh, Shakir alias Bhai Khan (39) and Mustakim Khan(19) of Sehore.
During the investigation it was found that Anees work as labor at constructing mobile phone towers, Shakir works as a mason and Mustakim is a student.
The accused confessed that they collect money and one of them would visit Odisha to bring drug and the three would later sell the drugs. They used to bring drugs from Odisha on demand and would sell drugs to customers in remote areas at high prices making good profit.
Police have started to investigate crime record of the three nabbed accused and started search for other accomplices involved in drug trafficking network.The place where the nabbed accused persons were scheduled to deliver the drugs would be investigated in the further investigation.