Marijuana weighing little over 18 kgs has been recovered under the Chainpur police station in Palamu. Three people have been arrested and remanded in judicial custody today, said the SDPO Surjit Kumar.
Among the three are one husband Dhruv Kumar Gupta of the Block Pramukh Gayatri Devi, one other a grocer R B Mahto and third a dubious common man Ranjit. Kumar said it was in the Block Pramukh house of Geeta Devi that 14 kgs of marijuana were recovered.
In the grocer's possession was just 1.4 kgs of marijuana while the dubious common man had with him 3 kgs of marijuana added the SDPO Surjit Kumar.
It was the grocer who was first caught with 1.4kgs of marijuana while Ranjit was caught next with 3 kgs of marijuana. Dhruv Kumar Gupta's number came third and here recovered marijuana was 14 kgs, reiterated the SDPO.