Ludhiana, March 6 -- The CIA staff 1 of the Ludhiana police commissionerate arrested two persons and seized 750-gm opium besides a scooter. The accused have been identified as Sukhwinder Singh of Sarinh village and Ajay Kumar of Jawahar Nagar Camp.

Additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP, investigation) Amandeep Singh Brar stated that the cops arrested the accused near Jawahar Nagar Camp following a tip-off. The accused were passing through the area riding a scooter. The police stopped them for checking and seized the drug, the ADCP said.

An FIR under Sections 18B, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused at the division number 5 police station. The accused were produced before the court on Wednesday. The...