Officers of the Vadodara district Rural Special Operation Group, a patrolling police unit, stopped a suspicious moped in the Karjan police station area and found ganja in its storage compartment.[1] Police arrested Shakil Iqbalbhai Malek, a resident of Brahman Faliyu in Kanbha, Karjan, Vadodara.[1]

Police seized 1.920 kg of ganja from the scooter.[1] The seized goods, including the Activa scooter, a mobile phone, cash, an electronic weighing scale and a bag, were worth Rs 50,810 according to police.[1]

Under questioning, the accused said he had bought the stock from a person named Vinod.[1] Police declared Vinod wanted and began efforts to arrest him.[1]

The SOG registered a case under the NDPS Act at Karjan police station.[1] Further investigation was handed to the inspector of Shinor police station.[1]