Ludhiana, June 29 -- The Ludhiana Rural police on Friday arrested a drug peddler, identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Sajan, acting on a tip off and recovered 2.5 kg of heroin from his possession. Police said the accused was allegedly involved in smuggling heroin across the border and supplying it within various parts of Punjab.

According to sub-inspector (SI) Gursewak Singh of Sidhwan Bet police station, he was on patrol duty and conducting 'suspicious-person' checking at the Kishanpura check post near Sidhwan Bet when he received a tip-off.

The informer revealed that Gurpreet Singh alias Sajan, son of Lakhbir Singh and resident of Wadala Granthian village in Gurdaspur, is notorious for smuggling heroin on a large scale. He allegedly br...