Two held with marijuana worth Rs 10 lakh

  • | Wednesday | 20th June, 2018

However, after an hour of chase, we nabbed them near Miyudi Khurd village.”SHO said impounded the motorbike and seized 7.5 kg of marijuana from their possession. We are investigating the matter and also trying to find about involvements of more suspects in the case,” SHO added. The market value of marijuana is around Rs 10 lakh, he said.“An FIR has been lodged against them under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act (NDPS) and section 414 (assisting in concealment of stolen property) of IPC. Around 11:30 pm on Tuesday, when we tried to stop them they managed to flee. Bareilly: Police arrested two men for allegedly selling marijuana (cannabis) and seized 7.5 kg of the drug from their possession on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.Police said two labourers — Zishan, 21, a resident of resident of Riholiya village, and Talib, 24, a native of Rasiya Khanpur village in Pilibhit — used to procure marijuana from Pilibhit for selling in Bareilly district.

Bareilly: Police arrested two men for allegedly selling marijuana (cannabis) and seized 7.5 kg of the drug from their possession on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.Police said two labourers — Zishan, 21, a resident of resident of Riholiya village, and Talib, 24, a native of Rasiya Khanpur village in Pilibhit — used to procure marijuana from Pilibhit for selling in Bareilly district. They also supplied the drug in international markets — Indonesia and Thailand — at high prices, said police.Bhuta police station officer SHO Surendra Kumar said, “After receiving a tip-off that the duo was coming from Pilibhit with a stolen motorbike, police laid a barricade near Marela check-post. Around 11:30 pm on Tuesday, when we tried to stop them they managed to flee. However, after an hour of chase, we nabbed them near Miyudi Khurd village.”SHO said impounded the motorbike and seized 7.5 kg of marijuana from their possession. The market value of marijuana is around Rs 10 lakh, he said.“An FIR has been lodged against them under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act (NDPS) and section 414 (assisting in concealment of stolen property) of IPC. We are investigating the matter and also trying to find about involvements of more suspects in the case,” SHO added.

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