'Ganja patti' worth Rs 2 crore seized in Palwal

Palwal, June 24

The local police seized a large cache of narcotics in the form of ‘ganja patti’ from a truck loaded with cottonseed cakes last night. Three persons have been arrested.

According to SP Rajesh Duggal, information was received that a truck containing narcotics was coming from UP on NH-19 on Thursday night. The seizure was made during the special checking of the truck.

He said the truck was intercepted near Ujjina drain and was carrying cottonseed cakes (khal). On search, it was found that it had 24 plastic bags containing ‘ganja patti’ weighing over 749 kg.

These bags were hidden underneath the cottonseed cake bags, he said, adding that the drug had been procured from Vijay Nagar in Orissa. It was meant to be supplied to Nuh district.

Claiming that the market value of the seized ‘ganja patti’ is reported to be around Rs 2 crore, a police official said that it was the biggest seizure of narcotics made by the district police this year.

Three persons identified as Rafiq, Saddam hailing from Jhanda village falling under Bahin police station of Palwal and Firoz Alam, a resident of West Champaran district in Bihar, have been arrested.

A case under the NDPS Act has been registered.