📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / J. P. Warburton (Ludhiana Police superintendent)
Crime
Ludhiana cloth merchant seized with 100 g of narcotic powder
✍️ Amar Ujala · Ludhiana
🗓 22 Aug 2026, 07:37 PM
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Police in Ludhiana arrested a local cloth trader after finding 100 grams of narcotic powder in his possession.
Ludhiana police announced today that a cloth merchant was taken into custody after a routine check uncovered 100 grams of narcotic powder in his belongings. The seizure took place in the city’s commercial district, where the trader operates a garment shop.
The authorities have not disclosed the exact nature of the narcotic substance, but confirmed that the quantity seized is sufficient to warrant a criminal investigation under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Investigators are currently questioning the merchant to determine the source of the drug and whether it is linked to a larger trafficking network. The case is being handled by the local police crime branch.
No further arrests have been reported, and the seized material has been handed over to the forensic laboratory for analysis.
The authorities have not disclosed the exact nature of the narcotic substance, but confirmed that the quantity seized is sufficient to warrant a criminal investigation under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Investigators are currently questioning the merchant to determine the source of the drug and whether it is linked to a larger trafficking network. The case is being handled by the local police crime branch.
No further arrests have been reported, and the seized material has been handed over to the forensic laboratory for analysis.