Lucknow: Nagaram police have arrested two men for alleged cannabis trafficking and seized 7.288 kg of cannabis estimated to be worth around ₹2.5 lakh, along with a motorcycle, ₹2,100 in cash and two mobile phones.
According to police, the arrests were made on October 5 during a checking operation near a canal culvert on the canal-side road close to Chandidin Ghodsara village, following a checkpoint at Hardoiya Barrage. The police team stopped a black-and-blue motorcycle bearing registration number UP41 BH 4129 and recovered the contraband during a search.
The arrested men have been identified as Akash Kumar Gautam, 20, son of Anil Kumar and a resident of Karora village under Nagaram police station in Lucknow, and Ankush Kumar Kori, 19, a resident of Hussainabad village under Lonikatra police station in Barabanki district.
Police registered Case No. 147/2026 under Sections 8, 20 and 60 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The accused were arrested and produced before the court in accordance with the law. Police said further legal proceedings are underway.
The operation was conducted under the guidance of Lucknow Police Commissioner Tarun Gaba, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime and Headquarters) Aparna Kumar, DCP (South) Mohammad Mushtaq, Additional DCP Rallapalli Vasanth Kumar and ACP Mohanlalganj Rajesh Kumar Singh, under the leadership of Nagaram Station House Officer Anjani Kumar Singh.
