Lucknow, December 16: A large consignment of marijuana being brought from Rae Bareli to Lucknow was seized late Monday night in a joint operation by the police and anti-narcotics team in the Nigohan police station area of โโLucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. One smuggler was arrested during the operation, police told.
Sub-Inspector Anuj Kumar Tiwari said on Tuesday that the smuggler was identified as Aniket Maurya, a resident of Pure Jigna Dev in Rae Bareli. During the search, 49 kg of marijuana and two mobile phones were recovered from the car.
During interrogation, the drug peddler confessed to smuggling weed in a car. He was traveling to Lucknow with the marijuana at night when police intercepted him on the Nigohan-Nagaram road.
The sub-inspector stated that the marijuana seized from the smuggler was being brought from Rae Bareli and was planned to be consumed in Lucknow. A case has been filed against the accused under relevant sections and further action is being taken. Teams have been formed to search for the mastermind who provided the marijuana for smuggling.