Noida, Jun 7 (PTI) Two men allegedly selling cannabis in the guise of women were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida on Tuesday, police officials said.

Over 1.5 kg of cannabis was recovered from the possession of the duo, both in their 20s, the officials said, adding that the accused were held by personnel of the Beta 2 police station.

Also Read | Kerala Gold Smuggling Case:; Swapna Suresh Names CM Pinarayi Vijayan, His Wife Says ‘Currency Baggage Sent to CM During 2016 Dubai Visit’.

“The accused have been identified as Kamal and Atul, both local residents of the Surajpur area in Greater Noida. They were selling cannabis and were clothed in women's dress with make-up and long hairs,” a police spokesperson said.

An FIR has been lodged at the Beta 2 police station under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and further legal proceedings are underway, the police said.

Also Read | Goa: Ex-RSS State Chief Subhash Velingkar Wants Vasco To Be Renamed As Sambhaji Nagar.

Around 700 kgs of cannabis has been seized by police and the Special Task Force (STF) in Greater Noida in two major hauls in the last one week and 11 drug traffickers have been arrested in this connection, according to officials.

The seized cannabis had been procured from border regions of Odisha and Telangana which was brought in cars and trucks for illegal sale in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) and western UP, the officials said. PTI KIS RDT

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)