Two nabbed with opium, ganja

The Ludhiana police on Tuesday arrested two persons in separate cases and recovered opium and ganja from them.

In the first case, the Police Division 6 nabbed Kaptan Singh, a resident of Dashmesh Nagar, and recovered 1 kg of opium from him. Investigating officer ASI Baljit Singh said on April 21, he, along with the police team, was conducting a patrolling in Dashmesh Nagar where on suspicion a pedestrian was asked to stop for checking, he tried to flee but the police managed to chase him. During search, opium was found in a polythene, which the suspect was carrying. A case under the NDPS Act was registered against the suspect and further investigation was launched to identify other smugglers involved in the drug chain.

In the other incident, the PAU police arrested a man, identified as Bhola, a resident of the Panjpeer road area. Investigating officer ASI Satnam Singh said during patrolling on the road, on suspicion, the suspect was stopped for checking which led to the recovery of 2 kg of ganja from his possession. The suspect was on the way to deliver ganja to his clients. A case under the NDPS Act was registered against him.