LUCKNOW, March 2 -- The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) arrested three suspected drug traffickers and seized 123.700 kilograms of illegal ganja worth around Rs.63 lakh in Mainpuri district on Saturday, according to a press note issued to the media by senior police officials on Sunday.

During interrogation, the three accused reportedly disclosed that they procured ganja from Odisha and distributed it across several districts in Uttar Pradesh to earn significant profits. To avoid detection by law enforcement, the contraband was reportedly hidden under a layer of coal in a tractor trolley while being transported.

According to the press note, the operation was conducted by the ANTF's Agra unit under the supervision of senior ...