Mohali, May 10 -- The district police arrested two drug peddlers and recovered 44.16 grams of heroin, Rs.4,300 in drug proceeds and a digital weighing scale from their possession.

The accused were produced in court and remanded to police custody.

The accused have been identified as Manpreet Singh, alias Mannu, of Daburji village in Tarn Taran, and Jaspreet Singh of Rauke Kala village, Moga.

The operation was led by deputy superintendent of police Prithvi Singh Chahal and station house officer inspector Kulwant Singh of Mataur police station, under the supervision of Mohali senior superintendent of police Deepak Pareek and superintendent of police Harbir Singh Atwal.

Acting on a tip-off, the police set up a checkpoint and intercepted a...