Kotwali police in Chhatarpur district uncovered an alleged ganja-smuggling operation.[1] Officers arrested two accused men in the operation.[1][2][3] Police identified the arrested men as Dhirendra Nayak and Jaipal Singh Parmar.[1][4] Police registered a case against both men under the NDPS Act, India’s narcotics law.[1][4]

The Kotwali team was on night highway patrol when an informer tipped them that ganja would be smuggled along the Jhansi-Khajuraho four-lane highway.[1][4] Police cordoned the highway near Bundelkhand Restaurant, stopped a suspicious Hyundai Verna car and searched it.[1][4] The search of the car yielded 46 packets holding more than 40 kg of ganja.[1][4][3] Police said the seized ganja was worth about 2 million rupees.[1][3] Police also seized the Chhattisgarh-registered Hyundai Verna allegedly used for the smuggling.[1][4]

Police said their drive against narcotics trafficking in the district will continue.[1]

Police valued the seized car at about 800,000 rupees.[4][3] Police produced both accused in court.[4][3]

A joint Kotwali police and cyber-cell team cordoned the highway and caught the suspect car.[3] The informer’s tip said a white Verna car would bring ganja from the Odisha side for supply in Chhatarpur.[3] Police said the accused had built a secret chamber in the car’s interior to hide the ganja.[3] Police identified the arrested men as Hiren Nayak and Jaipal Singh.[3] Police said both arrested men live in the Matouma area of Chhatarpur.[3] Police are now investigating the supply network behind the smuggling.[3]