Gurgaon: Two men were arrested near Rajiv Chowk after police seized 673kg of marijuana, worth an estimated Rs 1.25 crore, from a truck carrying plastic granules, which they were allegedly using to conceal the contraband while transporting it from Odisha to Bhiwadi in Rajasthan. The truck has been impounded.The seizure was made by a crime branch team from Sector 65 on the intervening night of Oct 25 and 26 following a tip-off about a Rajasthan-registered second-hand truck carrying the narcotic substance when cops nabbed them.ACP Crime Naveen Sharma said the arrested men are Sabir (34), from Rajasthan, who was driving the truck, and Sanawar (19), the cleaner. A case was registered at Sadar police station on Oct 26 under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he added.Sharma said Sabir had flown to Visakhapatnam three to four days ahead of the planned operation to bring the truck. The granules were to be delivered to Bahadurgarh, for which he was paid Rs 80,000-90,000.Cops said preliminary questioning has revealed Sabir owned the truck and had employed Sanawar for Rs 20,000. They were allegedly transporting contraband to Bhiwadi for a commission of Rs 2 lakh.Investigators suspect that the two had peddled drugs in a similar manner on two previous occasions. “They were allegedly making a third trip when police intercepted them,” an officer said.Sabir had allegedly agreed to transport drugs from Odisha to Bhiwadi for Rs 2 lakh.The duo was produced before a court and remanded in police custody for 10 days. “We are trying to identify intended recipients and trace other people allegedly involved in the supply network,” the officer added.
