Ludhiana, March 12 -- The special cell of Ludhiana police has seized more than two quintals of ganja during a series of operations targeting an inter-state drug smuggling network.

The latest seizure of 56 kilograms of ganja was made on Wednesday from the warehouse of a courier company located in the Focal Point industrial area. The recovery has raised serious concerns over alleged lapses in parcel screening and monitoring within the logistics chain.

Police officials said the latest recovery is linked to an earlier case in which a drug peddler was arrested with around 1.05 quintals of ganja. Investigations have revealed that the entire consignment in both cases had been routed through the same courier service.

According to sources in th...