One person arrested with 1200 tablets of banned drug

The owner of a medical store in Yamunanagar district was arrested with 1,200 tablets of banned drug (Alprazolam). The accused has been identified as Pradeep alias Bhura of Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. He had allegedly come here to sell bullets in the Thana Chappar area of the district.

Police spokesperson Chamkaur Singh said that after completion of one-day police remand, Pradeep was produced in Jagadhri court and sent to judicial custody.

CIA-1 in-charge Yadvinder Singh said that he had received information that a person in a car would pass through the police station carrying banned drugs.
He said that after receiving the information, he formed a team of Sub-Inspector Ram Kumar, Assistant Sub-Inspector Jagtar Singh, Suresh, Sandeep, Vimal and Randhir. He told that the team set up a block at Chhappar-Adhoya Mode turn of the police station and started checking the vehicles.
“After some time a man was seen getting into the car. During checking, a consignment of 1,200 tablets of banned drugs was recovered from his possession in the presence of the drugs controller,” said Yadvinder Singh. He said that the accused failed to produce any document related to the sale and purchase of the said pills.