Cannabis seller caught on camera in reserved Zirakpur

Zirakpur Police said the complainant claimed to have made the video of the drug dealer following an appeal by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to expose the smugglers and dealers.
Zirakpur police have arrested a drug dealer after a resident posing as a fictitious customer caught him selling cannabis. However, the peddler managed to flee from the place.
Police said the complainant claimed to have made the video of the drug trafficker following Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s appeal to expose the smugglers and dealers.
ASI Investigator Naib Singh said Dhakoli resident Rajan Jaiswal said he and his friend were near a slum when they learned that a drug dealer was selling cannabis to slum dwellers. He went to the slum as a decoy and demanded that the cannabis was worth ₹100 from the peddler. When his friend started filming, the drug dealer became suspicious and fled.
ASI said that after recovering 6 grams of cannabis purchased by the complainant, a case was filed against the unidentified accused based on video and a hunt for him was launched.
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