An 18 year old was arrested by Nehru Colony police here on Sunday night with 75 injectable controlled drugs. The accused has been identified as Sandeep Bhatt, a resident of Kedarpuram area.According to the police, the accused was arrested near the sewage treatment plant on Doon University Road. He was arrested under sections 8/22 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
On being questioned by the police he admitted that he had smuggled the drugs from Raiwala area and was planning to sell them at higher rates in Dehradun. According to the police, his main targets were substance abusers among students and other local youth.
According to sources in the police most of such persons who are caught smuggling contraband are not professionals. They are themselves addicted to substances and end up smuggling and selling the same in order to finance their own habit.