Gurugram, Feb. 14 -- An accused was arrested from Mathura for allegedly carrying a reward of Rs 20,000 in connection with a drug peddling case, police said.

The police on August 8, had recovered with more than a tonne of ganja valued at about Rs 2 Crore from the suspect hideout from a locked house in Gurugram's Pataudi area.

The alleged drug was being transported from Odisha, police said on Thursday.

The arrested accused was identified as Deshraj, a resident of Kuni Daulatabad village here in Gurugram.

During police interrogation, it was found that the recovered ganja was brought by the accused in a truck from Orissa and was hidden in his closed house.

"The estimated cost of the ganja was found to be Rs 2 Crore. The ganja was sold in s...