Shimla, May 17 -- Continuing its drive against dismantling interstate drug networks, Shimla police have arrested two key interstate drug suppliers from Chandigarh and Punjab.

The accused have been identified as Akash, a resident of Ram Darbar, Industrial Area, Chandigarh, and Amandeep Singh of Amritsar.

Addressing a press conference in Shimla, additional superintendent of police (ASP) Abhishek said a case under Sections 21 and 29 of the NDPS Act was registered at Dhalli Police Station on May 13, 2026, after police recovered 11 grams of heroin from two accused, Nikhil Thakur, a practicing advocate from Chhota Shimla area, and Sulabh Thapa of Tutikandi in Shimla district.

Investigators traced the supply chain to Chandigarh-based accused ...