Man held with ganja in Maloya sent to jail

Chandigarh: A man arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle ganja into the city from Maloya was produced before a local court here Sunday. The court sent him to judicial custody.
He has been identified by police as Dharma from EWS colony, Maloya.
Dharma was carrying 500gm ganja when he saw a police team patrolling the area near his colony. He quickly turned around and tried to flee but police chased and caught him. The ganja was seized from him and he was arrested under the NDPS Act.

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