Noida, July 9 (PTI) A woman was arrested here on Tuesday for allegedly smuggling 17.1 kilogrammes of cannabis, police said.

The police identified the accused as Rahima, wife of Latif Mia, they said.

Also Read | Shillong Teer Results Today, July 09 2024: Know Winning Numbers, Result Chart for Shillong Morning Teer, Shillong Night Teer, Khanapara Teer, Juwai Teer and Jowai Ladrymbai.

The Narcotics Cell and Noida Police apprehended Rahima while she was waiting for transportation in front of a government well in G-Block, Sector-63 Green Belt, they added.

"The seized cannabis weighed 17.1 kilogrammes and is valued in the black market at around Rs 2,00,000," a police spokesperson said.

Also Read | How To Survive a Stampede? Essential Skills and Key Survival Tips for Protecting Yourself in a Crowd (Watch Videos).

Upon interrogation, Rahima revealed that she transported cannabis from West Bengal for economic gains and supplied it across Noida, the NCR region, and Delhi, the official said.

The police said she was a notorious trafficker who had previously been arrested with 50 kilogrammes of cannabis by the GRP Police in Ghaziabad.

An FIR was lodged, and further investigation is underway, police added.

(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)