Three arrested, over 300 kg marijuana seized in Himachal

Tribune News Service
Solan, May 31

Three people have been arrested and over 303.056 kg of cannabis was seized from them at Shivpur village on the Paonta Sahib-Puruwala road in Sirmaur district around 2:40 am last night, police said on Monday.

Police said it was the highest-ever seizure of marijuana in the state. Marijuana is sold for Rs 50,000 per kg, while good quality contraband fetches even higher returns, claimed police.

Paonta Sahib DSP, Bir Bahadur, who monitored the seizure said SHO Puruwala Vijay Raghuvanshi stopped a truck for checking and during its search 31 parcels wrapped with brown sellotape were found.

Three men-Yusaf(32), a resident of Upperli Bhangani, Kadar Ali (43) of Singhpura and Tohid Ali (30) of Upperli Bhangani-have been arrested.

During the investigation, it was revealed that the contraband had been brought from North-East states. A case has been registered under the NDPS Act and a further probe was underway.

It was supposed to be supplied to all northern states like Uttrakhand, Punjab, Himachal, Jammu and Kashmir, UP, Haryana, etc.,

This is the third such major drug seizure by the Paonta Sahib police in the last year. Earlier 1,300 kg poppy husk was seized in two cases by the Puruwala police.