NAKODAR
The Mehat Pur police have arrested a drug peddler on the charge of selling poppy husk.
Station House Officer (SHO) Lakhbir Singh said 19 kilograms poppy husk and Rs 2200 drug money were recovered from the possession of the accused identified as Dilbag Singh alias Baga son of Balveer Singh a resident of Gounsu Wal village.
SHO said a case under section 15 B/61/85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused and impounded a motor cycle on which he was travelling with the contraband.
The Shahkot police have arrested a drug addict Gurmeet Singh son of Pritam Singh a resident of Mohalla Bagh Wala for consuming heroin said investigating officer Nirmal Singh.