2 nabbed with 16.5 kg ganja

Tribune News service

Faridabad, July 31
The police have seized 16.5 kg of ganja worth Rs 1.6 lakh from two persons in the past 24 hours. A case has been registered under the NDPS Act.
According to a police official, the accused, identified as Vineet from Gorakhpur in UP, and Ahsan from Purnia district in Bihar, were arrested near the highway toll barrier at Sarai Khawaja, near Sector 37, last night.
The duo, currently residing in the Nangloi area of New Delhi, was intercepted by the police following a tip-off that individuals involved in drug peddling were expected to pass through the area to supply the contraband in the Capital.
The accused were found in possession of 16.5 kg of ganja, packed in two bags. The arrested reportedly told the police that they had brought the narcotics from Gwalior and were en route to deliver them to a contact in Delhi. They claimed that they had received an advance payment of Rs 10,000 and were promised an additional Rs 15,000 upon successful delivery.