Panchkula, August 20

The Crime Branch of the Panchkula police has arrested a person carrying 3,800 strips of Lomotil tablet near the Sector 20 light point here around 4.30 pm on Thursday. The strips contained a total of 2.28 lakh tablets, said the police.

The suspect has been identified as Krishan Kumar, a resident of Badaun in Uttar Pradesh. He used to sell the banned drug tablets in Mandawala, Pinjore.

A police official said: “We spotted the suspect near the Sector 20 light point around 4:15 pm. He was carrying two bags and a backpack. He became nervous on seeing the police. He hastily picked up his bags and started walking.”

On the basis of suspicion, the police caught him and questioned him about his whereabouts and the bags. The police checked his bags and recovered strips of Lomotil tablet.

The police called the District Drugs Control Officer on the spot. On the basis of his report, the police booked the suspect under Section 22 of the NDPS Act.

He was today produced in a court, which sent him to five-day police remand. — TNS