In a major crackdown on drug peddlers, Haryana Police has seized 131 kg ganja and over 9 kg of sulfa worth millions of rupees being smuggled in a car in Rewari district.
Police has also arrested a person in this connection, said a spokesman of Police Department.
He said that arrested accused has been identified as Sonu, a resident of village Kishanpur, district Samastipur in Bihar. However, one of the accused managed to escape from the spot. The absconding accused has been identified and raids are being conducted to nab him, he said.
Divulging the details, he said that on getting specific inputs about smuggling of narcotics, Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) team immediately swung into action. When the team signaled a Corolla car, bearing Delhi registration number, to stop for checking at a barricade near village Garhi in Rewari, the driver accelerated the vehicle and tried to run away.
Police chased the vehicle, stopped it at a short distance and arrested one accused while the other managed to escape. On checking the vehicle, 131 kg ganja and 9 kg 100 grams of sulfa was recovered from the vehicle, he said. A case under the provisions of NDPS Act had been registered.