Ashoka Garden police nabbed a drug peddler and recovered cannabis weighing 48 kg worth Rs 2.5 lakh from his possession from Semra Trisection on Tuesday.
Police said that acting on a tip off regarding a person carrying drugs was nabbed and when he was searched Cannabis was recovered from their possession. The accused was identified as Tahir Khan (28) of Karond area.
In the initial investigation when the accused was quizzed he confessed that the drugs are brought from Odisha and Andra Pradesh. He started to sell drugs illegally to make easy and fast money. The accused would buy drugs and would sell in the State Capital and nearby areas.
During the further investigation police would investigate the place where the delivered of consignment was scheduled to be delivered. The accused Tariq has been involved in criminal activities and has been booked for gambling by Ashoka Garden and MP Nagar police.
On the receipt of the information police team reached near Ruchi Industrial area and spotted the car which was carrying drugs. The car was searched and two plastic bags carrying four packets each were recovered from the car.
The details of the car are yet to be investigated as in such cases stolen cars are used by miscreants.
After the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and have started further investigation. Police said that the network of suppliers and distributors would be unearthed during the further investigation.