Dehradun police have arrested four persons from Sahaspur on Saturday on the charge of peddling contrabands. Police have recovered doda post weighing around 105 kg, two vehicles and one electronic balance from their possession.
The accused have been identified as Jabir, Nirdesh Kumar alias Abdulla, Rajeev and Sunil, all natives of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. A case under sections 8/15 (2)/29/60/61/62 NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act was registered against the accused in the Sahaspur police station. While conducting vehicle checking drives in Sahaspur area, police asked two vehicles to stop for checking. As the drivers ignored the direction and speeded up their vehicles, police stopped them and arrested the drivers. 105 kg of doda post was recovered from the vehicles thus seized. While being grilled, they admitted to having purchased the contrabands from a person living in Vikasnagar. They used to supply it among the students of educational institutes in Saharanpur, said Sahaspur police station in-charge sub-inspector Pankaj Devrani.