New Delhi, May 29 -- The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested three individuals and seized over 254 kilograms of high-quality marijuana, estimated to be worth over Rs 1 crore in the illegal market.

The contraband was ingeniously hidden inside a container carrying bulk soya badi in an attempt to evade detection, as per a statement from the Delhi police.

The arrests were made following a two-month-long intelligence-led operation spearheaded by the Anti-Gangster Section (AGS) of the Crime Branch. The operation, aligned with the government's Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, was conducted under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Harsh Indora, added the statement.

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