Jhansi,

02 April (HS): On Wednesday, Jhansi police confiscated more than a quintal of

illicit ganja (cannabis) being smuggled from Odisha to Punjab and

detained two smugglers, according to an official. The police believe that the

recovered contraband has a market worth of more than Rs 25 lakh. According to

Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Gyanendra Kumar Singh, the accused,

Krishna (34) of EWS Colony, Ludhiana, and Ranbir (31) of Tingari Khurd,

Ludhiana, were trafficking 113 kg of cannabis disguised in 114 packets inside the

truck's chassis.

They

were apprehended and detained during a regular check near Parichha by Badagaon

police and a special unit. During interrogation, the accused admitted to

carrying the contraband from Odisha to Ludhiana, Singh added.

They

have been charged with violating the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

(NDPS) Act and have been sentenced to jail. The authorities are conducting

additional investigations to find their collaborators, he said.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi