Imported Seeds, Full-Spectrum Lights: High-Tech Marijuana Op Busted In Greater Noida

Noida: 

A high-tech marijuana operation, using imported seeds and full-spectrum grow lights, has been busted in Greater Noida and an English graduate from Meerut has been arrested. Police said the man cultivated at least 100 marijuana plants, including premium (OG) and other varieties, at his flat in Beta-2’s Parsvnath Panorama society, selling the produce from each of them on the dark web for between ₹ 50,000 and ₹ 60,000.

He was inspired to get into the drug trade after watching web series and used to gather information on growing marijuana on the internet, said an official.

Briefing reporters on Tuesday, a senior police officer said the accused, Rahul Chowdhary, would grow premium marijuana (OG) in flower pots by purchasing cannabis seeds from an international website, making payments through PayPal. He said since Chowdhary could not expose the plants to sunlight for fear of getting caught, he used full-spectrum lights for the purpose and also had air conditioners set at specific temperatures to facilitate their growth.