In course of drives against drug peddling, Dehradun police have arrested six persons on the charge of supplying contrabands to the students/youths from various places in the district on Wednesday. Earlier, Dehradun SSP Nivedita Kukreti had formed teams at police station level and directed them to conduct vehicle checking drives to stop smuggling of drugs and liquor in the district.
At Patelnagar Kotwali, the police team arrested one identified as Ashraf Ali, native of district Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, who is currently living in Mothrowala. Police seized 1. 300 grams of hashish from his possession. A case under sections 8/20 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered against the accused in Patelnagar police station.
In Clement Town, police conducted drives and arrested three persons identified as Ankit Malik, and Sandeep, residents of Clement Town and Vikas Saini of Saharanpur and recovered contrabands from their possession. While 7.5 gram smack was recovered from Ankit seven gram from Sandeep and 8.75 grams from Vikas Saini. A case under appropriate sections of NDPS Act has been registered against the accused in Clement Town police station. In Sahaspur, two persons identified as Iqbal and Shazid of Sahaspur were arrested on the charge of supplying contrabands in the city. Police claimed to have recovered 240 gram hashish from the duo. PNS