Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Sikandarpur, of the Haryana police, arrested three persons including a Bangladesh national for alleged involvement in the smuggling of Cannabis (ganja), a contraband drug. The accused used to supply drugs in Delhi and adjoining areas besides Gurugram.
The police have seized 107 kg of cannabis is valued at Rs 55 lakh in the market.
The accused have been identified as Rajan Kumar (34) and Abhishek (19) of Bihar while the kingpin of the gang was Noor Islam alias Dada who is a Bangladesh national.
"The probe team had specific information about the criminals who were involved in smuggling contraband drugs. Following secret information the police team nabbed the criminals red-handed from Udyog Vihar area on Thursday and seized the contraband,” said Preet Pal Sangwan, ACP (crime).
A police official said the culprits reportedly smuggling the drug from Odisha and used to supply in the Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) at a profit of Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000 as per the demand.
“During the questioning, the culprit reveals that they were involved in cannabis smuggling for the last two months. Another gang member handed over the cannabis to sold in the city. The arrested accused didn’t have any criminal record,” Sagwan said.