STF Uttarakhand along with Dehradun police arrested an inter-State drug peddler from Vikasnagar and recovered 2.50 kg pharmaceutical drugs on Friday whose estimated value is around Rs 4 lakh in the international market. The accused has been identified as Inaam, resident of Buggawala, Haridwar. During interrogation, he admitted his offence and said he had brought narcotics from Himachal Pradesh to supply them in Dehradun.
He was supposed to give them to a notorious drug peddler Tofik, resident of Mehuwala, Patelnagar. A case under section 8/20 NDPS Act was registered. Teams consisting sub-inspectors Sanjay Mishra and Narendra Kumar, head constable Satendra Butola, constables Ved Prakash, Amit Bhatt and Dhamendra acted on a tip- off and arrested the accused, it is learnt.