Ludhiana, Oct. 4 -- The Dakha police arrested a person for drug peddling and seized 1.6-kg opium from his possession during a special checking near Dhatt village on Thursday evening. The accused, identified as Jasvir Singh alias Jassi, a resident of Bassian village in Raikot, was smuggling opium in tea leaf packets. The police also seized his Hyundai Creta car used in the crime.

Deputy commissioner of police (DSP, Dakha) Varinder Singh Khosa said the police were conducting routine vehicle check at the Mullanpur bus stand when a tip-off was received from an informer. According to information, Jassi, who allegedly runs a tea shop in his village, was concealing opium in tea packet wrappers and delivering it to his customers using his car. H...