Cannabis worth Rs 145cr seized 2 held

Indore | Thursday | 17th January, 2019

Summary:

They were on their way to Indore from Umariya village of Kishanganj when cops arrested them and seized 145 kg of cannabis from their possession. The two accused were identified as Pawan Dhiman (32), resident of Badi Gwaltoli, and Ajeet Borasi (24). Acting on the specific information, a raid was conducted and the accused were followed by two teams of police officials in an auto. They were carrying it in a jute sack. INDORE: Narcotics police on Wednesday arrested two persons from Kishanganj area and seized cannabis worth Rs 1.45 crore from their possession.Mostly school and college students were their customers and female members of their houses were also involved in this illegal trade.Narcotics DIG Mahendra Singh Sikarwar told media persons that they had received a tip-off that some accused had been smuggling cannabis in city from Barwani and distributed it to people and peddlers in smaller portions..