Two arrested with 390 painkiller tablets in Chennai

CHENNAI: Two men have been arrested on charges of possessing painkiller tablets for illegal sale in the St Thomas Mount area here. Police seized 390 painkiller tablets and two mobile phones from the duo identified as Vinoth, 24, of Kovur and Pradeep Kumar, 28, of Nandambakkam.Based on a tip-off, a team from the Chennai police Anti Narcotic Task Force, along with personnel from S-1 St Thomas Mount police station, conducted surveillance on the MKN Road and Asar Khan Street in Alandur on Wednesday afternoon.The police intercepted two men who were standing suspiciously with a bag near SK Theatre.