Over 1,169 kg ganja worth Rs 2.33 crore seized in Andhra’s Anakapalle district
India Today
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths from Visakhapatnam Regional Unit intercepted a truck travelling from Anakapalle towards Hyderabad via Vijayawada and seized 1,169.3 kg of ganja, worth Rs 2.33 crore in Anakapalle district, Andhra Pradesh.
A team of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), seized 1,169.3 kg of cannabis also known as ganja, worth Rs 2.33 crore in Anakapalle district, Andhra Pradesh.
Based on specific intelligence that a substantial quantity of ganja was being transported by one person on a TATA truck bearing UP registration en-route on NH-16 from Anakapalle towards Hyderabad via Vijayawada, DRI sleuths from Visakhapatnam Regional Unit proceeded in the early hours of April 17 and found the said truck in accident-met and abandoned condition in a trench abutting NH-16 near Gobburu in Anakapalle district.
On preliminary examination, the truck was found laden with the contraband concealed under the bales of old empty gunny bags.
The officers crane-lifted and then shifted the truck along with its contents. After due procedures, 1169.30 kg of ganja was recovered and seized along with the truck and cover goods.
Further investigation is under progress.
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