Two notorious drug peddlers held with smack worth Rs 7 lakh in Rishikesh

Two notorious drug peddlers were arrested in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh and smack worth Rs 7 lakh was seized from them, police said on Wednesday. Saklani said 96.95 grams of smack worth nearly Rs 7 lakh was recovered from the accused. They have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and different sections of the Indian Penal Code..

Two notorious drug peddlers were arrested in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh and smack worth Rs 7 lakh was seized from them, police said on Wednesday. Akram and Jahid were arrested on Tuesday when they came to sell the banned substance, Muni Ki Reti police station in-charge R K Saklani said.

Hailing from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, the accused have a record of involvement in drug peddling cases, he said. Saklani said 96.95 grams of smack worth nearly Rs 7 lakh was recovered from the accused.

They have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and different sections of the Indian Penal Code..