India, June 3 -- Five men were arrested on Monday for allegedly smuggling Original Grower (OG) marijuana, Shillong, and Mango marijuana into the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), police said, adding that the premium-quality marijuana worth Rs.50 lakh was recovered from their possession.

The accused were identified as Ajim, 22, Shamim, 28, Bunty Kumar, 28 (all single names), and brothers Chandan Rao, 24, and Suraj Rao, police said.

"For the past few days, we were receiving information that a gang was actively supplying OG and other quality marijuana to retailers in Noida. Acting on a tip-off, we formed a team and on Monday we arrested them from Sector 93 in Noida," said Shakti Mohan Avasthy, deputy commissioner of police (Central Noid...