Ludhiana, Mar 12 (PTI) Four drug peddlers, allegedly part of an interstate gang, were arrested on Saturday during a highway check, police here said.

The accused were involved in supply of ganja, opium, and poppy husk in Punjab, they said.

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Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said two trucks coming from Mandi Gobindgarh side were stopped at GT Road Sahnewal.

During the search, police recovered 2.04 quintals of ganja, 3 kg poppy husk, and 500 grams of opium.

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The accused were identified as Avninder Singh and Pushpinder Singh, both residents of Village Kehra, Ludhiana; and Kuldeep Singh and Gurjeet Singh, both residents of Fagehgarh Sahib, he said.

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