Two persons were nabbed from railway track near Press complex area by the Crime Branch Bhopal sleuths with 36 kg of Cannabis worth Rs10 lakh on Wednesday.
According to police sources, acting on a tip off two persons were nabbed from MP Nagar area and three bags were recovered from their possession. In the initial investigation when the bags were checked several packets of Cannabis were found.
The two were identified as B Ramesh (40) and Manotu Prem Singh (28) of Warangal Telangana, Andhra Pradesh (AP). The accused were not able to produce any document regarding the Cannabis.
Around 18 kg of Cannabis each was recovered from the two accused. After their arrest a case under section 8 and 20 of NDPS act was registered by the MP Nagar police.
Police said that the two were nabbed while they were waiting for the buyer to collect the consignment but it is possible that sensing police action the buyer escaped the spot.
In the investigation other members of the gang involved in drug trafficking would be questioned. B Ramesh works as a labour while Manotu Prem Singh is a farmer.
The Station House Officer Brajesh Bhargava said that the crime branch Bhopal has nabbed the two miscreants who are residents of Telangana (Andhra Pradesh) and the investigation is under process. The details of the place or concerned person who assigned him the delivery of consignment would be investigated.
At the moment questioning is done and soon the details of the people involved in the drug trafficking racket would be exposed, he added.