170 kg ganja found hidden under aluminium ingots
Times News NetworkBhopal: In what officials described as one of the biggest seizures by the Crime Branch in recent years, police arrested a 23-year-old truck driver and seized over 170 kg of ganja (Cannabis) along with a truck and aluminium ingots collectively valued at around Rs 1.33 crore.Addition
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Times News NetworkBhopal: In what officials described as one of the biggest seizures by the Crime Branch in recent years, police arrested a 23-year-old truck driver and seized over 170 kg of ganja (Cannabis) along with a truck and aluminium ingots collectively valued at around Rs 1.33 crore.Additional DCP (Crime Branch) Shailendra Singh Chouhan said that acting on a tip-off, a Crime Branch team intercepted a mini-truck parked near Gol Jod Trisection on Kolar Road under Kajlikheda police station limits on June 18.
The vehicle, covered with a blue tarpaulin and parked on the wrong side of the road facing Kolar Dam, was allegedly waiting to deliver a consignment of ganja in the city.The driver, identified as Anand Bairagi, a resident of Hathwas village in Dewas district, was taken into custody.
During a search of the vehicle, police found six plastic sacks containing a total of 170.09 kg of ganja concealed beneath a white sheet.Police also recovered 396 aluminium ingots from the truck.
The seized contraband, truck and aluminium ingots are estimated to be worth more than Rs 1.33 crore.
The mini truck used for transportation is valued at around Rs 30 lakh.
During questioning, the driver told police that the consignment was being transported from Chhattisgarh to Dewas.
Police said the truck belongs to the driver’s uncle, who has also been named as an accused in the case.
Investigators found that the accused had concealed the ganja beneath a load of aluminium ingots in an attempt to smuggle the contraband across states without attracting suspicion.A case has been registered against the accused under the NDPS Act.
Police are questioning him to identify the source of the consignment, the intended recipients and other members of the interstate drug trafficking network.Crime Branch officials said the seizure foiled an attempt to supply a large quantity of ganja in Bhopal.
Further investigation is underway to ascertain the origin and destination of the consignment and verify documents related to the aluminium ingots.You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Bhopal | Silver Rate in Bhopal | Bank Holidays in Bhopal | Public Holidays in Bhopal | Petrol Price in Bhopal | Diesel Price in Bhopal | CNG Price in Bhopal | LPG Price in BhopalStay updated with the latest Bhopal news.
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