Drug peddler arrested with ganja worth Rs 2.10 lakh
   Date :02-Feb-2020

Drug peddler arrested wit
 The accused along with seized car.
 
Staff Reporter :
 
Pipalni police arrested an inter-state drug smuggler and seized 21 kg ganja worth Rs 2.10 lakh from his possession at TIT College on Saturday. The arrested accused had bad track record in drug smuggling. White Swift car was used in transportation of consignment of drug. Case has been registered under NDPS Act. Acting on a tip off that a consignment of ganja is being supplied to Bhopal, police team swung into action. They noticed that white swift car MH-02 CR 4092.
 
They intercepted and researched it. But police team did not find anything. But as they had solid information about ganja consignment so they again searched and then they found a box at side of rear seat and dickey. There were 11 packets of ganja worth Rs 2.10 lakh. Driver introduced himself as Sandeep Kumar Khatik, 32, of Piplani.
 
During interrogation he informed the police that he was sent to jail in 2016 when he was arrested with 30 kilogram ganja under Ananthagiri police station (Vishakhapatnam) and in 2017, he was arrested with 60 kilogram ganja under Khedipeta police station. In 2018, he was released from Central Jail Vishakhapatnam. Police has arrested him and interrogation for more details of his racket on the basis of his track record.