As part of an intensified anti-drug campaign along the interstate border, the Nurpur police have arrested another suspected drug peddler using network tracing and backward linkages.
According to officials, a Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) team had previously seized 41.40 grams of heroin (chitta) from a house in Bhadroya village on May 15, arresting a mother and her son in connection with the recovery. A case under the NDPS Act was subsequently registered at the Damtal police station.
Nurpur Superintendent of Police Kulbhushan Verma stated that during interrogation, the arrested duo revealed the identity of another accomplice linked to the racket. Following a thorough investigation, the police arrested 22-year-old Manmohan Singh, alias Biru, a resident of Bhadroya village, last evening.
A case under Section 29 of the NDPS Act was registered against the accused, Singh said, while adding that further investigation was underway.
