5 arrested with brown sugar, opium in Chatra

Chatra: Acting on a tip-off, police conducted raids in two different locations and arrested five alleged drug peddlers in the Chatra district. Police on Tuesday said all five of them were sent to jail. Of the five, three were nabbed from Giddhore with 20 gm of brown sugar. In the other raid at Lawalong, two more peddlers were arrested with 2 kg of opium.Simaria SDPO Ashok Priyadarshi said, “After the Chatra SP got a tip-off, he formed teams to crack down on the smugglers. A team led by the Giddhore circle officer, Jai Shankar Pathak, started a vehicle checking drive on the Gangpur-Pathalgada road and two persons on a bike having no registration number were intercepted. During frisking, police found brown sugar in their procession. They have admitted to hiding more of the contraband item in the Purnadih forest, which was also recovered and one more person was arrested.” Those arrested were identified as Vikram Mehta, Amit Kumar Mehta and Pradeep Yadav.In Lawalong, another police team intercepted two men on the Khandgada-Madanpur road. “They were running when the cops approached them but were caught after a chase. Later, 2 kg of opium was seized from them. They were identified as Yugesh Kumar and Fagun Ganjhu,” Priyadarshi added.