The Delhi Police has arrested three men, including the supplier of contraband, and recovered 661 kg of ganja worth around Rs 1 crore in international market from west Delhi’s Naraina area. Police said that the ganja was procured from Naxal infested area.
The accused have been identified as Rafique Khan (22), a resident of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, Raj Kishore (42), a resident of Samaypur Badli, and Chetan Gatan Khara (36), a resident of Odisha.
According to Urvija Goel, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West district, on September 29, information was received that two persons, involved in the drug peddling, would come in a truck from Delhi Cantt side and cross Naraina area for supplying ganja.
“Police laid a trap under Naraina flyover and a truck was seen coming from Delhi Cantt side. The truck was stopped near DDA land and two persons in the truck were overpowered. The truck was laden with wooden logs and there was a secret chamber under the logs where 661 kg of ganja was recovered,” said the DCP.
“The accused persons disclosed that the ganja was ordered by one Shera and his partner Bahadur Singh. It has also been revealed that Shera purchased the contraband from Khara in Odisha,” said the DCP.
“Raids were conducted at the various places and hotels in Koraput, Odisha and Khara was arrested. Khara revealed that he arranged the recovered contraband on the requirement of Shera from tribal areas of Andhra-Odisha border. He also disclosed that these tribes cultivate Ganja in the area,” the DCP said.