35 kg ganja seized from Faridabad in Odisha-to-NCR smuggling racket, 6 arrested

The consignment was allegedly meant to be supplied in Palwal and Noida. Police said the suspects were caught near Railway Station Road after they threw away three bags containing the contraband and tried to flee.The accused would be produced before a court and their remand sought for further questioning. (Image for representation)Faridabad,Oct 15, 2026 22:38 ISTSix people, including three women, have been arrested in Faridabad and around 35 kg of ganja allegedly smuggled from Odisha has been seized, news agency PTI reported, citing police officials.The consignment was allegedly meant to be supplied in Palwal and Noida. Police said the suspects were caught near Railway Station Road after they threw away three bags containing the contraband and tried to flee.Acting on a tip-off that a group was arriving by train from Odisha with ganja, a team from the Crime Branch, Sector 16, kept watch in the area and apprehended all six suspects.The arrested men have been identified as Vinod, a resident of Dujana village in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district, and Virendra and Baljit, residents of Palwal district. The three women are also from Uttar Pradesh, police said. Preliminary questioning revealed that Vinod was allegedly the mastermind of the smuggling operation, a senior police officer told PTI. He had travelled from Odisha with the three women and the consignment, which was to be distributed in Palwal and Noida.Vinod had allegedly asked his cousin Virendra to collect the consignment at Old Faridabad railway station. Virendra arrived there with his associate Baljit. The two men were to deliver the ganja in Palwal, while Vinod and the three women were to take it to Noida, the officer said. A police spokesperson told PTI that the accused would be produced before a court and their remand sought for further questioning. Investigators will probe the source of the contraband, its intended recipients and the involvement of others in the alleged smuggling network.The arrests followed a tip-off about the consignment arriving from Odisha, with police now investigating the wider network behind its alleged supply to Palwal and Noida.- Ends