High-Tech Marijuana Operation Busted in Greater Noida; English Graduate Arrested

Greater ida: A sophisticated marijuana cultivation operation was recently uncovered in Greater ida's Beta-2 Parsvnath Parama society, where police arrested Rahul Chowdhary, an English gruate from Meerut, for allegedly growing and selling premium marijuana varieties on dark web. setup involved imported seeds and full-spectrum grow lights, which Chowdhary used to cultivate high-quality cannabis in his flat.

Police officials reported that 26-year-old suspect mand at least 100 marijuana plants, including sought-after strains like OG, selling each plant’s yield on dark web for between ₹50,000 and ₹60,000. “Chowdhary was inspired to get into drug tre after watching web series and used to gar information on growing marijuana on internet,” said an official.

Briefing reporters on Tuesday, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Sa Mian Khan explained how Chowdhary’s meticulous operation worked. “ accused, Rahul Chowdhary, would grow premium marijuana (OG) in flower pots by purchasing cannabis seeds from an international website, making payments through PayPal. Since he could t expose plants to sunlight for fear of getting caught, he used full-spectrum lights for purpose and also h air conditioners set at specific temperatures to facilitate ir growth,” Khan said.

police revealed that cultivation process took around 100-110 days per plant, costing Chowdhary an estimated ₹5,000 to ₹7,000 per plant, yielding him significant profits in illegal drug market. “During his interrogation, Chowdhary said he started cultivation around four months ago. It would take him roughly 100-110 days to grow one plant. Cultivating a plant would cost ₹5,000 to ₹7,000 and he would get ₹50,000-Rs 60,000 for each of m on dark web,” shared DCP.

Chowdhary’s operation is believed to be part of a larger trend of high-tech drug trafficking ventures, a focus of ongoing police crackdowns in region. “Chowdhary is a gruate in English and he used to watch web series on narcotics and re information on internet to figure out how to grow marijuana,” DCP ded.