Noida: Two men have been arrested for allegedly operating a cannabis supply network that catered to young people living in flats, paying guest (PG) accommodations, hostels and colleges across Delhi-NCR.The accused are Sumit Raghav and Manish Kumar Jha (33), who works as a technical engineer at IGI airport.They allegedly took orders through WhatsApp, obtained customers’ locations, and delivered the contraband to them. To evade suspicion, the cannabis was packed into 25- and 30-gram portions and wrapped in packets disguised as parcels from online delivery companies.Police seized 12.2 kilograms of cannabis, two mobile phones, and a Splendor motorcycle. A portion of the cannabis was already divided into 42 pre-packaged parcels.Noida DCP Preeti Yadav said the arrests were made on Wednesday following inputs from local intelligence and beat policing.A police team arrested Sumit near Medicine Cut in Sector 57. A search of his bag led to the recovery of around 1.9 kg of cannabis concealed in packets bearing the names of online delivery platforms. He allegedly used a motorcycle to deliver the consignments to customers.“Sumit confessed during interrogation that Jha arranged the contraband deliveries through WhatsApp, while payments were sent directly to Jha’s bank account,” Yadav said.Based on information provided by Sumit, the police subsequently arrested Jha near ESI Colony in Sector 56. Another 10.3 kg of cannabis was recovered from his possession.Investigators have also identified another alleged accomplice, Amit, who is currently lodged in a jail in Guwahati, Assam, in connection with a separate cannabis smuggling case.The police are questioning the two arrested men to establish the source of the contraband, identify other members of the alleged network, and ascertain the extent of its operations across Delhi-NCR.
