150 kg ganja seized, 3 arrested in Bengal

Three persons have been arrested and 150 kg ganja seized from their possession in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said on Thursday.

Three persons have been arrested and 150 kg ganja seized from their possession in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided Kamalgazi More in Narendrapur police station area on Wednesday night and seized the cannabis worth Rs 9 lakh from a vehicle which had a beacon and a 'Government of India' board on its front, a police officer said.

Three persons -- two from South 24 Parganas district and one from Hooghly -- have been arrested, he said. Three mobile phones have also been seized from their possession, the officer said.

Further investigation is underway, he added.