‘Smugglers using tribals, youth to transport ganja’
The Hindu
2.70 lakh kg contraband worth ₹150 crore has been seized, say SEB officials
Many tribal youth are being lured into ganja peddling in the State, the Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) officials have said, adding that smugglers from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and other States are running their trade by establishing contacts with the local ganja cultivators.
The Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) and police have seized about 2.70 lakh kg ganja worth more than ₹150 crore after the bureau was formed in the State. The smugglers are roping in tribal people and the youth, especially students, for transporting the contraband to other States by paying paltry amounts, the officials say.
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