Meerut’s Kankarkheda police station and SWAT team have taken major action and exposed the interstate drug smuggling gang. In the joint operation, the police arrested eight smugglers and recovered a total of 151 kg of illegal ganja and two cars used in smuggling from their possession. The value of the recovered goods is said to be lakhs of rupees.
SSP Meerut has announced a reward of Rs 25,000 to the police team for this achievement. This action was taken as part of a campaign to arrest criminals, in which the police conducted raids at different places in a planned manner.
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125 kg ganja seized in first raid
On December 6, on the information of an informer, the police conducted the first raid near Jangethi drain, where 125 kg of ganja was recovered from a Honda BR-V car (UP 15 BJ 9093). Five accused – Ajay alias Rohta son of Rajkumar, Manoj son of Jalesar, Krishnakant Bhushan son of Shashi Bhushan (Bokaro, Jharkhand), Rohit alias Sonu son of Prahlad Singh and Rahul son of Prahlad Singh were arrested on the spot.
Police have registered a case against them under case number 878/2025, section 8/20 NDPS Act. Ganja was found in 21 packets of 10 kg, 5 kg and 1 kg, which were hidden inside the car.
In the second action, 26 kg of ganja recovered from Swift car.
Based on the information received in the first action, the police sent another team and raided the strip of Bat Jewra drain. Here 26 kg of ganja was recovered from Swift car (DL 5 CE 8774). Police arrested three accused – Ajay alias Kalia s/o Gajanan (32), Chotiya s/o Parmal (50) and Mohit Goswami s/o Beliram (40).
Case number 879/2025, Section 8/20 NDPS Act was registered against them. In this action, a total of 16 packets of 6 and 1 kg were recovered.
Illegal business was going on at three levels
SSP Vipin Tada said that this gang was active in Meerut and surrounding districts for a long time. Many cases are already registered against the main accused Ajay and his history sheet is also open. The police had been keeping an eye on his network for a long time.
Investigation revealed that this smuggling network worked at three levels – first, those bringing consignments from outside; Secondly, those who handle the supply in Meerut and thirdly, those who sell ganja in retail. Ganja was brought from Jharkhand and other states through cars and was sold in small packets in different areas.
Supply chain activated through social media and shops
According to the police, smugglers used to finalize deals through social media and phone calls. Many people, from college students to small businessmen, were in contact with him. Paan shops, tea stalls, dhabas and tea stalls were their main network points from where retail supplies were made.
SSP said that earlier similar smugglers were caught in Daurala and Pallavapuram also. By combining the information continuously received, the police finally succeeded in reaching this big gang.
Police claim: There will be more arrests
During interrogation of the arrested smugglers, the police have found more names associated with the network, the search for which is going on. Police claim that soon other suppliers will also be arrested. The recovered 151 kg ganja was caught before it could reach the hands of smugglers, which the accused were preparing to sell in Meerut and surrounding districts at different rates. Police are now searching for big links by scanning the data of the entire network.
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