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Delhi ice cream vendor held with 1.3 kg ganja in cone disguise
Delhi Police arrested Manoj Kumar Rai, 53, on August 8 for selling ganja disguised as ice cream in central Delhi. Beat officer Suraj smelled cannabis during patrols near Ramlila Maidan and alerted…
The Story in Brief
Delhi Police arrested Manoj Kumar Rai, 53, on August 8 for selling ganja disguised as ice cream in central Delhi. Beat officer Suraj smelled cannabis during patrols near Ramlila Maidan and alerted the Kamla Market control room. A team seized 1,300 grams of ganja from Rai's bag. He was booked under Section 20 of the NDPS Act and remanded to one-day police custody.
Police say Rai, a Ghanta Ghar resident, used a bicycle bell to attract young customers. Joint CP Madhur Verma said Rai admitted to seeking easy money to escape poverty. DCP Rohit Rajbir Singh confirmed the arrest. Investigators are tracing his suppliers and examining call records to check if he was part of a larger network.
The Indian Opinion
This story is being spun as a quirky local crime, but the real issue is the steady drug supply reaching neighbourhoods. The focus on an amusing ice cream cover distracts from questions about how a vendor got 1.3 kg of cannabis and who his suppliers are. Watch whether police name the source or quietly close the case. If no arrests follow upstream, this is just a headline stunt.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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