Two youths were arrested by a joint team of Ambikapur Crime Branch and Batauli police with 5 kilogram of cannabis and two motorbikes, police said on Friday.
The two accused, Balram Tiwari (37) of Parvatipur and Yogesh Tiwari (22) of Jamkani, arrested under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
As per information, a joint team of Ambikapur Crime Branch and Batauli police was formed after receiving a tip off from an informer about smuggling of cannabis.
The team cordoned off the area and arrested the two accused on two motorbikes with 5 kilogram of cannabis stuffed in a bag. The two accused were sent to jail on judicial remand.
Batauli Station House Officer and Sub Inspector Manish Sharma, Assistant Sub Inspector Dubey, Ambikapur Crime Branch Assistant Sub Inspector Bhupesh Singh, Head Constable Manoj Hanotiya, Bhojraj Paswan, Upendra Singh, Vikas Singh, Manoj Tigga and staff conducted the operations on the instructions Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP).