Six arrested in huge Haryana drug haul

According to police, the smugglers were trying to move drugs in two cars in Rohtak when they were stopped and nabbed at a police check post.

Chandigarh: Six people have been arrested after smack worth Rs 1 crore, and 270-kilogram ganja (cannabis) were recovered from them in separate incidents in Rohtak and Jind, Haryana Police said.

In yet another crackdown on drug peddlers, Haryana Police, in separate incidents, have recovered 1 kg 400 gram smack and 270 kg ganja (cannabis) in Rohtak and Jind districts. Six persons were also arrested in connection with these cases.

"Acting on a tip-off that four persons were attempting to smuggle drugs in two cars in Rohtak, police established a check post and nabbed four accused including a woman," a Haryana Police spokesperson said.

The police recovered 1 kg 400 grams of smack worth around Rs 1 crore and Rs 1 lakh cash from their possession. Police also impounded two cars.

The smugglers were identified as Kishan Gupta and Sanjiv Kumar, both native of Pilibhit in UP, Nihal Kaur, and Sanjay of Rohtak.

In another incident in Jind, police seized 270 kg ganja being smuggled in a canter from Vishakhapatnam and arrested two persons.

The peddlers were identified as Kamal and Ajay. Cases under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act were registered against them and further investigation is underway.

(ANI REPORT)