Drug peddler held with 3.3 kg cannabis in Gr Noida

A suspected drug peddler named Mohammed Shahid was nabbed with 3 kg cannabis from the NRI cut near Pari Chowk in Noida. A case has been registered under the NDPS Act. Meanwhile, the accused was convicted by a local court.

Noida (Uttar Pradesh): A suspected drug peddler was arrested in Greater Noida after over 3 kg of cannabis was allegedly recovered from his possession, police said on Thursday.

The accused was held at the NRI cut near Pari Chowk around 11.30 pm on Thursday, the police said.

"The accused has been identified as Mohammed Shahid and 3.3 kg of cannabis was recovered from his possession. He is a resident of Seemapuri in Delhi," an official from Beta 2 police station said.

A case under the Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against the accused who has been sent to jail by a local court, the official said.