Ganja value over Rs 2 crore seized, one held in Guwahati
By PTI
GUWAHATI: Contraband ganja value over Rs 2 crore has been seized from a truck and one particular person arrested right here, a police officer mentioned on Friday.
The restoration was made throughout a search operation on Thursday evening, he added.
Guwahati Joint Commissioner of Police Partha Sarathi Mahanta mentioned the ganja, weighing about 320 kg, was seized from a hidden chamber of a truck.
“Based on specific information, we intercepted the vehicle at Khanapara as it was entering the city. It was hidden in a carefully made chamber along the driver’s cabin. We had to cut through the body of the truck to recover the ganja,” he mentioned.
Mahanta mentioned the medication had been being sourced from Manipur and its worth is estimated at over Rs 2 crore within the worldwide market.
“One person has been arrested in this connection and further investigation is on,” the officer added.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has congratulated the Guwahati Police on the profitable operation.
“In a major operation, @GuwahatiPol intercepted a truck travelling from a neighbouring state and seized 320 kg of cannabis hidden in its secret chamber, to be delivered in Assam. Also apprehended an accused. Excellent work @assampolice. Keep it up,” he wrote on Twitter.
GUWAHATI: Contraband ganja value over Rs 2 crore has been seized from a truck and one particular person arrested right here, a police officer mentioned on Friday.
The restoration was made throughout a search operation on Thursday evening, he added.
Guwahati Joint Commissioner of Police Partha Sarathi Mahanta mentioned the ganja, weighing about 320 kg, was seized from a hidden chamber of a truck.
“Based on specific information, we intercepted the vehicle at Khanapara as it was entering the city. It was hidden in a carefully made chamber along the driver’s cabin. We had to cut through the body of the truck to recover the ganja,” he mentioned.
Mahanta mentioned the medication had been being sourced from Manipur and its worth is estimated at over Rs 2 crore within the worldwide market.
“One person has been arrested in this connection and further investigation is on,” the officer added.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has congratulated the Guwahati Police on the profitable operation.
“In a major operation, @GuwahatiPol intercepted a truck travelling from a neighbouring state and seized 320 kg of cannabis hidden in its secret chamber, to be delivered in Assam. Also apprehended an accused. Excellent work @assampolice. Keep it up,” he wrote on Twitter.
