2 arrested with 2.45 kg cannabis in Indore

INDORE: Crime Branch of Indore police on Saturday arrested two youths from Dhar for smuggling cannabis in the city and recovered 2.475 kg of the illegal drug from their possession. The contraband, valued at approximately Rs 50,000 in the international market, was being sold to addicts in Indore after being sourced at lower prices. Additional DCP Rajesh Dandotiya said acting on specific intelligence, the Crime Branch team was conducting routine checks near Chaitanya Hanuman Mandir on MR 04 Road when they noticed two individuals behaving suspiciously upon seeing a government vehicle. The duo was intercepted and later identified as Zeeshan Khan, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, both residents of Dhar. During preliminary interrogation, the accused confessed to buying cannabis at cheap rates and selling it in the city to drug users at higher prices for quick monetary gains. Zeeshan, who works in ceiling fan installation and repair, and Rehan, a mechanic by profession, were caught red-handed with the contraband and a motorcycle used in the operation. A case has been registered against them at Crime Branch police station under section 8/20 of the NDPS Act. Further legal proceedings are underway based on the investigation.