Jalandhar, April 28 -- Two brothers from Uttar Pradesh were arrested with 4.2 kg of opium from Jalandhar's Bhogpur on Jammu-Jalandhar road here on Saturday. Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Harvinder Singh Virk said the accused were using public transport to supply drugs across the state.

The accused, identified as 24-year-old Wasim and his 40-year-old brother Rafique - both residents of Fazilpur, Sujanpur, in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh - were intercepted by a police party at Adda Ladra in Bhogpur.

"The accused were on their way to Hoshiarpur to deliver the narcotics when they were caught. A case has been registered against them under Sections 18(c), 61 and 85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at t...