Dehradun Police have arrested three persons on the charges of carrying brown sugar and hashish from two different places in the city while conducting vehicle checking drive on Saturday. In Premnagar area, two persons were arrested by the police and 230 grams hashish was recovered. The accused have been identified as Vijay Bhattt, ONGC Colony, Cantt and Utkarsh lakhani, resident of Premnagar. Police have seized a motor bike from their possession. The accused were booked under sections 8/20/21 of NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act in Premnagar police station. A Premnagar police officer said that the accused had admitted to have brought the from Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) to supply it to students of premnagar and other places of the city for the past four months. The accused will be sent to jail after being produced in the court, the officer added.
In another incident, police have arrested a person Vivek Verma, resident of Dalanwala from Kotwali and recovered smack from his possession on Friday night. The accused was booked under appropriate sections of NDPS Act in Kotwali police station. The investigation revealed that the accused was a drug addict. The accused will be sent to jail after being produced in the court, said Kotwali sub-inspector Vikas Rawat .