Overview
- Crime Branch officers arrested Rohit Kumar Sharma near Janak Cinema on the night of October 13–14 after a tip-off about a delivery.
- Investigators seized 21.512 kg of hydroponic marijuana valued at about Rs 27.24 crore, along with Rs 44.42 lakh in cash, an SUV and a scooter.
- Police allege the network linked Thailand, Dubai and India, routing shipments through low-footfall airports such as Guwahati before couriering them to Delhi-NCR.
- The drug was described as a high-potency hydroponic variant with reported THC content of roughly 30–40%, marketed to upscale party circles.
- Sharma, a former CBIC inspector arrested by the DRI in a 2019 gold case and dismissed in 2023, remains in custody as investigators work to identify associates and trace financial flows.