Dehradun police arrested a person allegedly carrying 150 grams smack estimated to cost Rs15 lakh in the Kotwali Police Station area on Friday. The police have also seized a car without registration plate from the accused, said Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Kewal Khurana while interacting with media persons. The accused has have been identified as Kotwali area resident Jatin Kumar, he added.
Police received a tip off about three persons carrying smack in a car in the city. Following this, Khurana formed a police team headed by sub inspector Mammohan Singh Negi and they began checking vehicles in Khurbura area. Around 2 pm on Friday, a car was observed coming out from a Chatwali street at Ansari Marg. Two persons fled from the car on seeing the police after which the cops stopped the car and arrested the driver after finding contraband in the vehicle. During interrogation, the accused confessed to the offence and identified those who fled the scene as Sachin and Aslam. Sachin was already jailed for the same offence earlier. A case has been lodged under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in the Kotwali Police Station.