Two drug peddlers arrested, 200 intoxicating pills seized

Phagwara, Aug 31 (PTI) A BJP activist and a woman werearrested on charges of drug peddling from Kotrani village,police said today. The accused have been identified as Harjit Singh aliasLadi and Sheela Rani. The duo was arrested last night after a tip-off that theywere moving in a car in Kotrani village in search ofcustomers, police said, adding 200 intoxicating pills of acontraband were seized. The arrest was made under relevant Sections of NarcoticDrugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The car was alsoimpounded, they added. The duo told police that they used to get these pillsfrom a medical store in Patel Nagar and sold it among youths,including college students. Though Ladi is presently a local BJP activist, he stilldisplayed a sticker of the party’s block vice-president on hiscar, police said. However, BJP’s local leadership denied that Ladi held anyoffice. Police raided the medical store and seized 28 boxes ofdrug capsules and pills. The store has been sealed. Its owner allegedly sold drugcapsules and pills without any prescription, police said. PTICORR VJ ANB RTNSD