Nishatpura police has nabbed a drug peddler near Avantika Marriage Garden and recovered Cannabis worth Rs 30,000 from his possession; police have registered case and started investigation.
Police said that acting on a tip-off regarding a man carrying drugs was nabbed near Avantika Marriage Garden and when he was searched 5 kg of Cannabis was recovered from his possession.
The accused was identified as Javed Khan and he is a resident of Karond a who failed to provide details of the drugs recovered from his possession. Police said that the details of procurement and delivery of the drugs would be searched in the further investigation.
After the initial investigation police have registered a case under sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act.
During the investigation police have found that the accused has been booked for different crimes in police stations of the state capital. Nishatpura police have booked accused in the past for different crimes. He was also booked for extortion and had served jail.