The Delhi Police has arrested three men in the national Capital and recovered over 93 kilograms of ganja worth more than Rs 5.5 crore in the international market. The accused have been identified as Sanjay Kumar (38) and Mohammad Israel (52), both residents of New Usmanpur, and Ram Prasad (49), a resident of Okhla Industrial Area.
According to Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district, on Sunday, police received information that one auto-rickshaw, carrying huge quantity of ganja, would be coming in the area of Malviya Nagar for delivery.
“Thereafter, a trap was laid at MMTC Road near SDMC Pratibha Vidhyalya, Malviya Nagar and around 8:45 PM, the accused were apprehended with contraband,” said the DCP. “Police searched the auto-rickshaw and 45 packets containing a total of 93.582 kilograms ganja was recovered. During interrogation, it was revealed that the accused persons had procured the contraband from Odisha. It was transported from remote forest area of Odisha to Delhi,” said the DCP.