81-kg marijuana seized in Paonta
Tribune News Service
Solan, June 6
The Paonta Sahib police today seized 81.635 kg marijuana and arrested a person identified as Najir Khan, alias Ali, a resident of Amarkot village. The marijuana was buried in a forest area, near Gondpur village in Sirmaur district today.
The 25-year-old man was arrested while an investigation was going on in the May 31 case of Purruwala police station, wherein 303 kg of marijuana had been seized. A case under the NDPS Act was registered for this seizure by the police.
Paonta Sahib DSP Bir Bahadur said Ali had been remanded to four days in police custody by a local court.
Eight bags containing contraband were found near the forest area, near Gondpur village. The total contraband seized in the case was 425.635 kg and four accused had been arrested so far.
This is the biggest seizure of marijuana in northern India by the police, as per the available records, claimed Superintendent of Police, Sirmaur, Khushal Chand Sharma. He said the district police were working hard to nab the main culprits involved in this nefarious trade.
