India, May 30 -- Noida A 21-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly smuggling marijuana in a Delhi-registered Mercedes C 200, police said on Thursday, adding that he has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Sector 126 police station.

Police said the suspect, Hrisikesh Damodar from Kerala was putting up at a friend's flat in Noida's Sector 134 high-rise for last few days.

"On Wednesday afternoon during a checking near Sector 134, when a Mercedes was flagged down, the driver accelerated and rammed it into a divider while trying to escape. But he was stopped," said Sector 126 SHO Bhupendra Singh.

"Three packets of marijuana of around 6.8 kgs were seized from his possession. A premium quality ...