452-kg ‘ganja’ seized in Rohtak, 3 held

A team of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) has arrested three youths and recovered 452.62 kg of ‘ganja’ from them. The contraband has an approximate market value of Rs 2.26 crore.

The accused have been booked under the NDPS Act at Sampla police station. They were produced in court, which sent them to 10-day police custody.

Sampla DSP Rakesh Kumar said the ANC team was on patrol near Ismaila village. Acting on inputs, the team set up a checkpoint near the flyover on the Rohtak-Delhi road, close to Deen Bandhu Sir Chhotu Ram Polytechnic, Sampla. When the police signalled two vehicles approaching from the Delhi side to stop, the youths attempted to flee. The police nabbed the occupants of both the vehicles.

“The youths were identified as Rahul, Bijender and Deepak from Sonepat district. During a search, 452.62 kg of ‘ganja’ was recovered from the vehicles. Preliminary interrogation revealed that the three accused were friends and had brought ‘ganja’ from Odisha. They intended to supply it in Rohtak and Sonepat. The accused had previously trafficked drugs in the region and were apprehended for the first time,” the DSP added.