Chatra: Police have arrested a drug peddler and seized 51 grams of brown sugar worth around Rs 1.5 lakh during a raid near Bhelwara Mor in Nawadih under Pathalgadda police station limits on Monday. Addressing a news meet on Tuesday, sub divisional police officer (SDPO) Shubham Khandelwal said that the accused was identified as Krishna Kumar, a resident of Lovagada village under the Chatra Sadar police station area. A mobile phone was also recovered from his possession.The SDPO said, “The action was taken following a tip-off received by Chatra SP Sumit Kumar Agarwal regarding the sale and purchase of narcotics near Bhelwara More. Acting on the information, a raiding team was constituted and dispatched to the spot.” He added, “A case was registered under the NDPS Act, and the accused was sent to judicial custody.”
Efforts are underway to identify and trace other members of the drug network involved in the racket, the SDPO further said.
