Ludhiana | 3 held with 1kg opium

Acting on a tip off, the accused were arrested with opium from Sua Road near Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College in Ludhiana

Three people were arrested with 1kg opium on Tuesday.

Three people were arrested with 1kg opium in Ludhiana. (Representative Image/GT File)

The arrested accused are Davinder Kumar, 48, of Tilak Nagar, Vicky Gupta, 38, and Jasvir Singh, 27, of Ayali Khurd village.

Inspector Beant Juneja, Crime Investigation Agency (CIA, Staff -2) in-charge, said, “Acting on a tip off, the accused were arrested from Sua Road near Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College. Kumar owns a flour mill, while Gupta is a trader. The accused are addicted to drugs and were peddling the narcotics to fund their habit.”

“The accused named one Lal Singh of Ayali Khurd village as their supplier. A case has been registered against him as well,” he added.

A case has been registered under sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act against the accused at the Sadar police station .