Muzaffarnagar (IANS) | With the arrest of three persons in UP’s Muzaffarnagar district, the Civil Lines police on Sunday claimed to have busted an interstate drug syndicate and recovered around 33 kg of marijuana stashed in the back seat of a car and in a space under the trunk. The accused have been identified as Dilshad, Ragib and Azim, residents of Loni, Ghaziabad.
According to the police, information was received regarding the delivery of a consignment of narcotics (Ganja) and it was also established that the consignment was going in a Ritz car.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Ayush Vikram Singh said on Monday, the local police received information about the accused involved in drug peddling and conducted a checking operation near Mahavir Chowk on Sunday.
The police team saw three people standing with a Ritz car in suspicious condition, and seeing the police team approaching, the suspects started running, the police laid siege and caught the three accused.
He said that, on examination of the car, it was found that the trunk of the car was smaller than its normal size. In addition, there is a hidden space under the rear seat covered with a wooden plate, which was fixed with screws. It was specifically designed for the purpose of concealing prohibited material.
After removing the wooden plate, around 33 kg of marijuana (ganja) was recovered from the cavity of the car, the officer said.
During police interrogation, he revealed that he used to buy and sell narcotics. In this operation, 33 kg of Ganja and a Ritz car have been seized from their possession.
He said that the accused Dilshad, while confessing to the crime, said that he had bought Rs.3,000 per kg from Jumanjo alias Mama, resident of Sonepur district of Odisha, and wanted to earn financial profit by selling it in nearby districts at an expensive price. The criminal history of the arrested accused is being inquired by the local police.
The police have arrested the driver of the vehicle, Dilshad, and his two assistants, Ragib and Azim, the ASP said. A case under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 1985 has been registered at the Civil Lines police station.
–IANS
