Woman peddling ganja near college nabbed
![Sources said the syndicate may again try to send its ganja (dried buds, leaves and stems of the cannabis plant). Sources said the syndicate may again try to send its ganja (dried buds, leaves and stems of the cannabis plant).](https://s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/images.asianage.com/images/aa-Cover-hcfp9kfn5hrmkm8sfqreaqfdu5-20180317043532.Medi.jpeg)
Mumbai: Mumbai police’s Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) has seized 15.38 kg of Marijuana (Ganja) worth Rs 3.07 lakh from Sewri-Wadala Link Road on Saturday.
The Worli unit of ANC laid a trap and apprehended a woman in possession of the contraband.
The police is now on the lookout of a suspect known as ‘Pathan’ in connection with the drug. The arrested accused was identified as Zeenat Shaikh (27) a resident of Marol Maroshi road in Andheri, who had recently graduated into distribution of the banned substance from being a mere small time peddler, the officials said.
Shaikh was in Sewri-Wadala road to distribute the 15.38 kg contraband to small peddlers when a team headed by Ninad Sawant apprehended her.
The woman distributor was taken into custody from near SIWS College off the link road. She would source drugs from Pathan, who is a supplier from Nashik. A team of ANC will be sent to Nashik for further investigation and to get leads on Pathan.
A case has been registered against Shaikh under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. She was produced before a local court that has remanded her to police custody till Tuesday for further investigation.