A joint team of Bhopal crime branch and Misrod police arrested two persons along with 5.1 kg of ganja (cannabis) worth Rs 3 lakh from Ratanpur under Kolar police station on Thursday.
Police said the two persons identified as Gyan Singh Parmar (35) and Rajesh Parmar (30) of Ratnapur Misrod brought the drug from Sehore.
Speaking to media persons Additional Superintendent of Police Shailendra Singh Chouhan said that the crime branch had been closely monitoring the selling of cannabis by the whole-sellers in the State capital.
He further disclosed that after getting specific information, a joint of team of Crime Branch and Misrod police conducted frisking and was able to nab the two culprits while they were travelling to Mandideep with a bag filled with cannabis.
The police officer said police have already started investigation to identify the nexus involved in the business of illegal trading of drugs those who used to buy this cannabis from the two accused. Gyan Singh held criminal records and was recently released after serving a jail term, said the police officer and added that after his release he started the business of illegal drug selling. The other accused nabbed by the police Rajesh works as a driver.