Two persons, including a woman, were nabbed and drugs weighing 21 kg were seized from their possession at Bhopal railway station under Mangalwara police station area on Friday. According to police sources, during checking of passengers at railway station, two persons, including a woman, were detained after observing their suspicious movements in the area. When the two were searched, around 21 kg of cannabis was seized from their possession.
The two were identified as Sameer Khutia (24) and his mother Sukhanti Khutia (45). The two hailed from Navrangpur, Odisha. Mother and son duo confessed that they have delivered drugs earlier also in the city, which suggests that the supplying of drugs is not new for the city and has been continuing for a long period. Sameer confirmed that the large quantity of Cannabis was scheduled to be delivered to a local dealer.
Police told that illegally transported drugs seized is worth Rs75,000. A case under NDPS act has been registered by the police. The two would be questioned in the further investigation to find the suppliers and local dealers, who could help in unearthing the network. The two nabbed are dealers or mediators, who are paid on the basis of quantity and delivery. Monitoring has been strengthened after the drug peddlers were nabbed in the city from Andhra Pradesh and other parts of the country and due to the strict monitoring, district police have been successful in nabbing the drug peddlers arriving the city with drugs, said the police.