368 kg ganja seized, ex-Assam cop held

PATNA: With the arrest of two persons including a dismissed inspector of Assam Police, the Patna Police claimed to have busted an inter-state gang involved in trafficking narcotics, particularly ganja. Police team also seized 368 kg ganja from the possession of the arrested persons.

Patna Senior SP Alok Kumar said that a police team was constituted after he received information about trafficking of narcotics through the state capital. He said when a police team was checking vehicles on Friday night, a vehicle broke the barrier and sped away despite the team waving at it to stop.

The SSP said that the police team led by Patna City SDPO Sushil Kumar intercepted the vehicle and seized 368 kg ganja from it. Two persons, Imamul Haq and Anup Kumar, had been arrested in this connection. Ganja was being brought from Imphal, the SSP added.

He said that Imamul told the police that he is a dismissed inspector of Assam Police. "We are verifying his identity," he said. Raids are on to arrest the consignees, he added.