Faridabad police arrested two young men in two separate ganja-smuggling cases.[1] The Crime Branch Central team acted on secret information when it made its arrest on 10 November.[1] The team arrested Mohit, a resident of Bhatia Colony, at IMT Chowk in Sector-2.[1] The Crime Branch Sector-16 team arrested Shivam, a resident of Sector-56, near Pratapgarh Road at Gochhi.[1]
Crime Branch Central and Crime Branch Sector-16 teams recovered a total of 829 grams of ganja from the two accused.[1] A search of Mohit found 300 grams of ganja in his possession.[1] Officers recovered 529 grams of ganja from Shivam’s possession.[1] Ganja is the local term for cannabis.[1]
Police registered cases against both accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, India’s main anti-drug law, at the concerned police stations.[1] Police said their campaign against people involved in the illegal drug trade would continue.[1] Both arrests were reported together as part of the same police action against ganja smuggling in Faridabad.[1]
