Man supplying drugs to Noida students in Mercedes arrested by UP Police
Uttar Pradesh police have arrested a high-profile drug smuggler who used an expensive Mercedes car to supply narcotics in Noida. The police recovered a foreign drug known as OG and local marijuana worth approximately Rs 4 lakh from his possession. Noida Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Yamuna Prasad said that the Sector-126 police have arrested a trafficker who was supplying local marijuana and foreign narcotic OG in Noida's school, college and mall areas.advertisementThe accused has been identified as Harishikesh Danedar, originally from Kerala, who was currently residing in JP Cosmos Society, Noida.
Harishikesh used to connect with students through social media and supply drugs according to their demand."He used a Mercedes car to portray himself as part of the elite class so that no one would suspect him. Around 6.8 kilograms of marijuana and 500 grams of OG were recovered from his possession, with an estimated total value of Rs 4 lakh," DCP Yamuna Prasad said.He supplied drugs in schools, colleges, and mall areas of Noida and Delhi.In the international market, the OG costs around Rs 6 lakh per kilogram. The accused used to procure it from Delhi and supply it in Noida.A police team from Noida Sector-126 caught the accused during a check near Asgarpur T-point, Sector-127. The Mercedes car, he used to supply drugs, has also been seized from his possession.advertisement
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