The crime branch Bhopal seized eight kg of cannabis worth Rs2 lakh from two miscreants from Habibganj railway crossing on Monday. A total of 13 persons including two women and drugs worth Rs20 lakh have been seized in past five months. During the investigation of the increased activities of drug peddlers and delivery of drug consignments in the past few months, police found that a drug consignment would be delivered by two persons. Acting on the tip-off the two miscreants were nabbed and when searched around 8 kg of Cannabis was recovered from their possession.
The two were identified as Monu Ahirwar (26) of Chhola area and Hariram Meena (55) of Durga Nagar. Cannabis weighing 6.75 kg was recovered from Monu Ahirwar and around 1.2 kg of Cannabis was recovered from Hariram Meena.Monu was booked earlier for drug trafficking and had served jail term. Based on the tip off by crime branch Bhopal in a joint action by Shahpura and Nishatpura police Monu was arrested for drug trafficking.
Details of drug dealers of the city who were scheduled to receive the consignment would be investigated which would help in unearthing the network working behind the drug trafficking. Notably, in the past few months 13 persons including two women who were involved in drug trafficking were arrested by crime branch Bhopal. In most of incidents the drug consignments were delivered from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha regions. From the accused nabbed earlier around 48 kg of Cannabis and 68 gm of brown sugar worth Rs20 lakh were recovered from their possession.