Overview
- Crime Branch officers arrested Rohit Kumar Sharma, 35, and recovered 21.512 kg of hydroponic marijuana valued at about Rs 27.24 crore.
- Investigators said the seizure followed a tip-off and a trap near Janak Cinema in Janakpuri on the night of October 13–14.
- Police recovered Rs 44.42 lakh in cash along with a Mahindra XUV700 and a scooter suspected to be purchased from drug proceeds.
- Officials allege the cartel routed consignments from Thailand through Dubai to India using courier channels and low-footfall airports such as Guwahati.
- Sharma, dismissed from CBIC in 2023 after a 2019 gold-smuggling arrest, is in custody as probes examine hawala and cryptocurrency laundering links to Dubai.