Tuesday, July 7, 2026
ADVT 
India

Gurugram: Police seize 359 kg marijuana; 1 arrested

Darpan News Desk IANS, 19 Jul, 2023 01:42 PM
  • Gurugram: Police seize 359 kg marijuana; 1 arrested

Gurugram, July 19 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Gurugram Police has arrested a man involved in drugs trafficking in the Nuh area of Haryana after sourcing them from Vishakhapatnam. 

The accused has been identified as Shabbir Khan (36), a resident of Nuh. The police also seized 359 kg of fine quality marijuana (ganja) from inside a truck.

Information about the supply of a large consignment of narcotic substance was received by the Crime Branch in-charge at DLF Phase-4 through reliable sources.

Based on the tip-off, the police reached the designated spot and apprehended the driver of a truck along and seized the large consignment of marijuana hidden inside it.

During interrogation, the accused revealed that his companion had handed over the truck to him in Vishakhapatnam for delivery in Nuh.

"The accused was supposed to get Rs 3 lakh for the delivery and had taken Rs 40,000 as advance," Varun Dahiya, ACP (Crime), said.

A case under the relevant sections of the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused at the Bilaspur police station.

MORE India ARTICLES

Haryana for starting SYL canal construction, Punjab says not even drop of water to share

Haryana for starting SYL canal construction, Punjab says not even drop of water to share
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday failed to reach a consensus over the contentious Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue at a crucial meeting on the issue held here. 

Haryana for starting SYL canal construction, Punjab says not even drop of water to share

Gold, foreign currency worth Rs 8 cr seized at Mumbai Airport in 24 hrs

Gold, foreign currency worth Rs 8 cr seized at Mumbai Airport in 24 hrs
An Indian national, who flew from Dubai to Mumbai by an Emirates flight EK-500, was found with 9.9 kgs gold worth Rs 5.20 crore, hidden in a specially designed chest belt with nine pockets and wrapped around his chest and shoulder.

Gold, foreign currency worth Rs 8 cr seized at Mumbai Airport in 24 hrs

Jamaat-Islami woman wing welcomes Justice Dhulia's verdict on Hijab

Jamaat-Islami woman wing welcomes Justice Dhulia's verdict on Hijab
Appreciating Justice Dhulia's position that wearing a hijab is a matter of choice, JIH Secretary Rahamathunnissa, in a statement, said: "We concurred with Justice Dhulia's remarks that the 'Karnataka High Court took the wrong path' and that Article 15 is "a matter of choice, nothing more and nothing else'." 

Jamaat-Islami woman wing welcomes Justice Dhulia's verdict on Hijab

How Badal govt allowed two IAS officers in Rs 1200 crore Patiala land scam go scot-free

How Badal govt allowed two IAS officers in Rs 1200 crore Patiala land scam go scot-free
A detailed study of the 10-page Ladhar report dated April 16, 2012, and other documents clearly show that Badal government allowed the former Patiala DC Vikas Garg (now Secretary, Transport) to escape trial by denying prosecution sanction to the court to put him on trial and also directing the Vigilance Bureau to cancel the FIR against him.

How Badal govt allowed two IAS officers in Rs 1200 crore Patiala land scam go scot-free

Kerala human sacrifice case: Prime accused labelled a 'psychopath & pervert'

Kerala human sacrifice case: Prime accused labelled a 'psychopath & pervert'
The couple which committed the heinous act have been identified as Bhagaval Singh and his wife Laila, who used to run a massage centre near Aranmula in Pathanamthitta district at their house Shafi brought the two women to the couple's home in June and September, and they were brutally murdered by the couple.

Kerala human sacrifice case: Prime accused labelled a 'psychopath & pervert'

Centre forms committee to examine WHO details on 66 kid deaths in The Gambia

Centre forms committee to examine WHO details on 66 kid deaths in The Gambia
The WHO had issued an alert on four India-made cough and cold syrups "potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children in Gambia". The WHO has informed that as per the tentative results received by it, out of the 23 samples of the products under reference which were tested, four samples have been found to contain Diethylene Glycol/Ethylene Glycol.

Centre forms committee to examine WHO details on 66 kid deaths in The Gambia