Panchkula, July 1 -- Police have arrested a person in connection with a drug smuggling case involving opium hidden inside chocolate boxes.

Jaskaran Singh was arrested on Sunday and sent to judicial custody on Monday.

According to deputy commissioner of police (crime) Amit Dahiya, the case dates back to July 2024, when Jaskaran, a native of Punjab and then residing in Bengaluru, conspired to smuggle opium through courier services. "Jaskaran coordinated with his associate, Jaspreet Singh of Mohali, to dispatch a parcel containing 48.71 grams of opium disguised inside a chocolate box. The parcel was sent via courier from Mohali on July 19, 2024. The contraband was intercepted during a routine inspection in Industrial Phase-1, Panchkula," t...