Gujarat SMC seizes hybrid ganja worth ₹41 lakh in Ahmedabad, two held

Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell (SMC) has arrested two men and seized over 1.18 kg of hybrid ganja valued at ₹41.5 lakh from the Vasna area of Ahmedabad.

The action was taken following instructions from Director General of Police K L N Rao and under the direct supervision of Deputy Inspector General Nirlipt Rai and Superintendent of Police Mayur Chavda of the SMC. The operation forms part of intensified surveillance to curb the trafficking and sale of narcotic substances in urban areas under the NDPS Act.

According to the SMC official, the team received specific intelligence on January 22 that two persons, Darshil Bharatbhai Vachhani, a resident of Vasna, Ahmedabad, and his associate Harikrishna Kishorbhai Raiyani, a resident of Gondal in Rajkot district, were allegedly carrying a consignment of hybrid ganja for retail sale near the Pratapkunj Society junction, close to G B Shah College.

Acting on the tip-off, SMC teams, conducted surveillance and intercepted the two accused at the identified spot. During a search conducted in accordance with legal procedures, police recovered 1.186 kg of hybrid ganja, along with other articles. The total value of the seized contraband and related material was estimated at ₹42.38 lakh.

A case has been registered at the State Monitoring Cell police station in Gandhinagar under Sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Police said three additional accused, identified as suppliers of the seized ganja, have been named in the case and are currently absconding.

During interrogation, the arrested accused allegedly confessed that they were staying as paying guests at a flat in Vasna and were selling ganja in small quantities near the residential area and in the vicinity of G.B. Shah Commerce College.

Police said further investigation is underway to trace the source of the narcotics and to identify other members of the distribution network.