India, Jan. 16 -- Three men allegedly involved in smuggling from Odisha to Noida have been arrested, the Greater Noida police said on Wednesday, adding that over 100 kilograms of marijuana worth nearly Rs.25 lakh were also recovered from their possession.

The three identified as Rinku Yadav 32, Sanjeev Sahu, 32 and Abhishek Kumar, 32, were arrested for allegedly selling illegal marijuana from a road along a drain near the Expo Mart area, said officials.

Police said the arrests by a Knowledge Park police team followed a tip-off about drug peddling in the area. The suspects were intercepted near Expo Mart while allegedly transporting a large consignment of marijuana.

About the suspects' modus operandi, police said, it involved sourcing m...