Indore, May 20 -- Indore Crime Branch on Monday nabbed two habitual offenders with 52.54 grams of illegal drug 'brown sugar' near DRP Line, close to a government hospital on the main road. The seizure also included an auto-rickshaw, with the total haul valued at approximately Rs 8 lakh.

The accused, Ajay alias Nannu Banoda (31), a resident of Juni Indore, and Sonu Panchole (30), from Ramanand Nagar, were intercepted during a routine patrol. Both were spotted acting suspiciously and grew visibly nervous at the sight of police.

Upon interrogation, they confessed to sourcing drugs at low rates from Rajasthan and selling them at inflated prices to addicts in Indore. The duo admitted to being drug users themselves and turning to peddling to fu...