Police arrest two peddlers with ‘Charas’ of Rs 50,000

Continuing its crackdown towards the drug community within the state capital, Raipur’s D D Nagar police arrested two individuals in reference to Charas peddling and recovered round 130.370 grams of medication.

“Following a tip-off that two persons are looking out for customers to dispose-off charas near Bajari Nagar-based Central School, a police team from DD Nagar swung into action and intercepted the duo. During frisking, police have recovered 130.370 grams of charas packed in 15 packets,” stated D D Nagar Station House Officer (SHO) Yogita Khaparde, elaborating that the estimated market worth of the seized medicine could be round Rs 50,000.

The SHO additional knowledgeable that the arrested had been recognized as Naveen Verma (26), a resident of Banjari Nagar underneath D D Nagar police station limits, and Sheikh Sarfaraj (27), of Santoshi Nagar underneath Tikrapara police station. The arrested peddlers had been produced in a neighborhood court docket from the place he was despatched to judicial custody.

With the arrest of the 2 peddlers, police have launched a probe to determine the availability chain of charas within the State Capital and folks indulged within the unlawful enterprise, stated police sources, elaborating that Raipur Police’s marketing campaign towards the drug will proceed in future as properly.