Gomtipur police arrested 42-year-old Abdulwasim alias Chuha Abdulsatar Shaikh for allegedly selling marijuana near a dargah inside Chartoda Cemetery in Ahmedabad.[1] The accused was allegedly selling marijuana in small packets near the Hazrat Mastan Jalal Shah Dargah.[1] Police said he had been using the cemetery premises to store the drug and prepare packets for retail sale.[1] Shaikh is a resident of Sutharwada Chhapra, opposite Ashoknagar in Gomtipur.[1] Police said Shaikh had previously been arrested in a marijuana-related case.[1]
A police team reached the spot, cordoned off the area and apprehended him after receiving the tip-off.[1] During the search, officers found a black plastic bag containing a plant-based substance and a preliminary chemical test confirmed it was marijuana.[1] The consignment weighed 552 grams.[1] Police valued the seized marijuana at Rs 27,600.[1] Police also recovered Rs 1,400 in cash, 24 transparent plastic zipper bags and a digital weighing scale, with the total value of the seized items estimated at Rs 29,200.[1] Police said the zipper bags and scale were allegedly used to prepare and sell the drug in retail quantities.[1] The Rs 1,400 was suspected by police to be money collected from marijuana sales.[1]
During questioning, Shaikh allegedly told police he had purchased the marijuana from an unidentified person near Ashwinikumar railway crossing in Surat and brought it to Ahmedabad to sell in smaller quantities.[1] Police registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act against Shaikh and the unidentified supplier.[1] Further investigation is under way to trace the supplier and establish the source of the cannabis.[1] The entire operation was videographed and documented through the e-Sakshya application.[1]
