Mandi, September 11
Two youths from Punjab were arrested today under police station Jogindernagar in Mandi district after 21.1 kg poppy straw was seized from them.
The youths were traveling on a motorcycle. When stopped for checking, police recovered 21.1 kg poppy straw from the possession of Malkiat Singh, a native of Talwandi and Jorawar Singh, a native of Sadakpur in Punjab. They were arrested under the NDPS Act.
Two youths Om Prakash, a native of Sakroha village and Ghanshyam, a native of Bah village, were arrested for possessing 100 gram heroin. Both accused were traveling in a Volvo bus, when police stopped the vehicle near Salapar for checking. During checking police recovered the contraband and arrested them under the NDPS Act.— TNS