The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) said on Sunday that it had arrested two people for allegedly selling cannabis-laced cookies and other drugs outside a restaurant in Gandhinagar.
Acting on a tip-off that some individuals were involved in the storage, sale, and delivery of cannabis-based drugs to clients while operating outside a restaurant in Gandhinagar, the ATS sleuths apprehended two people near the food joint, according to a release.
“The two accused were arrested from outside the restaurant with cannabis-based drugs such as CBD and THC cookies, CBD oil concentrate and hash, weighing 294.5 grams and estimated to fetch a street price of Rs 41,000,” the ATS said.
The accused, identified as Ankit Kulhari and Jaykishan Thakor, were arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act after an FIR was registered against them at Adalaj police station in Gandhinagar, the special police force said.
The Gandhinagar Special Operations Group was assigned with the investigation of the crime, according to the statement.