Mohali, May 13 -- A drug peddler possessing 20-gram heroin has been arrested, the police said on Monday. The suspect has been identified as Sukhjeet Singh, a resident of Sandhwa Kotkapura village in Faridkot district. He was residing as a paying guest in Sector 91, Mohali.

DSP (City 2) Harsimran Singh Bal said Sukhjeet was caught at a checkpoint by a police team, led by inspector Jashanpreet Singh, station house officer (SHO) of the Aero City police station. The DSP further mentioned that the accused was presented in court that sent him to one-day police remand. During interrogation, the accused revealed that he procured the drugs from an acquaintance in Ferozepur and sold them to his customers in Mohali, the police said. A case under Se...