Crossing Republik police station and the city-zone special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, arrested two men in a joint operation against illegal ganja trafficking under Operation Prahar, a district anti-drug drive.[1] Officers seized 10 kg 190 g of illegal ganja and a motorcycle without a number plate that police said was used in trafficking.[1] Police said the two were caught on 8 November 2026 during a checking drive on the unmetalled path by the madrasa on Sahibabad Road.[1]

Police identified the arrested men as Mohammad Aqil, 25, son of Israt Ali, and Mujammil, 19, son of Zarif, both residents of Mubarakpur village in the Asmoli police station area of Sambhal district, Uttar Pradesh.[1] Police said the two allegedly told them during questioning that they bought ganja cheaply in Delhi, made it into small packets and sold them at high prices in the National Capital Region.[1]

A case was registered against both men at Crossing Republik police station under sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act, India’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.[1] Police said they were gathering information on the men’s other criminal history, and further legal proceedings against them were under way.[1]