Ludhiana, July 5 -- The Ludhiana police on Friday morning arrested five drug peddling accused during a cordon-and-search operation (CASO) carried out in Talwandi village under the jurisdiction of the Ladhowal police station. Police commissioner Swapan Sharma said the CASO was based on sustained surveillance of eight individuals suspected of drug trafficking. Acting on intelligence inputs and public complaints, five of them were apprehended during the early morning operation. Heroin weighing over 150 gm was recovered from their possession, Sharma said.

All those arrested have a criminal history, with a total of 18 previous FIRs already registered against them, officials said. They were currently out on bail. The police also seized fake do...