Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 9 (ANI): Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Indore Zonal team arrested one person and seized 170 Kgs of Ganja (Marijuana) along with the seizure of a truck carrying the said contraband in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district, according to NCB press release.
The said interception was made at Titarpani Toll Plaza, Lakhnadon- Lalitpur road (NH-26), in Sagar district on the intervening night on Thursday and Friday. During the search of the truck 170 Kgs Ganja was recovered which was hidden beneath the Fish feed sacks used for concealment of the contraband kept in the rear side of the truck, the release read.
NCB Indore Zonal Director, Ritesh Ranjan said, “In continuance of Anti-drug operations, on the basis of specific intelligence regarding trafficking of Ganja, an intensive surveillance was kept on the movement of traffickers by a team of narcotics control Bureau Indore that resulted into interception of the truck and seizure of the contraband.”
“The said consignment of Ganja was sourced from Devgaon (Maharashtra) and was destined to Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh),” he added.
Ranjan further mentioned that it was the 11th seizure of contraband affected by NCB Indore unit this year. During the year 2024, NCB team Indore seized more than 3000 kgs of drugs valued appx Rs 9.5 crores.
NCB, Indore is continuing in its effort towards eradicating the menace of drug trafficking in its area of responsibility.
Earlier in February this year, NCB Indore team had seized 1326 kgs Ganja on Umaria-Katni road in Katni district. In January, the team intercepted a car near Milanpur Toll Plaza, Betul NH 47 (Betul-Bhopal Highway) which led to seizure of 154.895 Kgs Ganja kept in the cavity made between trunk and back seat of the car. (ANI)
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