Crime branch has nabbed a 20-year-old youth and recovered 18 kg of cannabis worth Rs 2 lakh from his possession from Bhopal railway station on Monday.
According to the police, acting on a tip-off a youth who used to transport drugs illegally and would travel in trains from Southern states and would carry drugs to Vidisha. The youth was trapped near Bhopal railway station and when he was searched Cannabis weighing 18 kg worth Rs 2 lakh was recovered from his possession.
The accused was identified as Deepak Kewat of Vidisha. After the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under sections 8 and 12 of the NDPS Act.
In the initial investigation based on the information when the youth was nabbed a bag was found and inside the bag in which cannabis was recovered.
The drugs seized were worth Rs 2 lakh. The victim revealed that he work in Vidisha and would bring drugs from Vishakhapatnam and would sell in remote villages and areas of Vidisha at massive price and would make fast money. He would buy Cannabis at Rs 3000 per kg and would sell in those areas which were remote and villages and would fetch Rs 10000 to Rs 150000 per kg.
Police have started investigation and would search the nexus behind the drug trafficking. His involvement in drug peddling would be investigated.