Two arrested in Chandigarh with Rs 50 lakh ganja

CHANDIGARH: The UT Police crime branch arrested two drug peddlers from Colony Number 4, Industrial Area, Phase 1, on Thursday night while they were trying to smuggle in 45.100kg ganja. The contraband is worth Rs 50 lakh in international market.
Harinder Singh Sekhon, in-charge, crime branch, said, “The accused are Rahul, 23, a resident of Rohtak, and Sanjay, 34, of Mohali. A crime branch team was patrolling near the railway underbridge in Colony Number 4 around 8 pm, when an SUV tried to escape on seeing the cops.It was intercepted and during checking, a plastic bag was found under the driver’s seat and two more bags were hidden under the rear seat. The bags contained 45.100kg ganja. The man at the wheel identified himself as Rahul and the one at the rear seat as Sanjay.”
During interrogation, the two revealed that they had procured the drug from Andhra Pradesh to sell it at a higher price. Police said both were members of an inter-state drug peddling gang.
The accused will be produced before a court on Friday.