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Massive drug haul in Tripura: Over 900 kg of dry marijuana seized from 2 vehicles
In the first case, 897 kg dry ganja was concealed in a container vehicle with a Haryana registration number in Dhalai district, while in the second incident 48 packets of dry marijuana were seized from a car in Khowai district.
The SP said the police have registered a case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act (Representational image)
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Massive drug haul in Tripura: Over 900 kg of dry marijuana seized from 2 vehicles
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The Tripura Police Tuesday seized a massive narcotics haul of dry marijuana weighing over 900 kg concealed in secret chambers in vehicles in two separate areas, officials said.
According to the police, the first of these recoveries was made in the Dhalai district, where a whopping 897 kg dry ganja was found concealed in a container vehicle, while in the second incident, the sleuths seized 48 packets of dry marijuana from a car in Khowai district.
Dhalai Superintendent of Police Avinash Rai said the massive marijuana cache was recovered from an abandoned vehicle bearing a Haryana registration number which was discovered along the Assam-Agartala National Highway at Ambassa in Dhalai district.
He said a search conducted in the vehicle after a highway patrol noticed suspicious markings on the vehicle’s body revealed 54 packets of dry marijuana concealed in a secret chamber.
The recovered contraband weighed 887 kg and is estimated to have a market value of around Rs 2 crore.
The SP said the police have registered a case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and are working to uncover the source of the narcotics and its possible destination.
In the second case, Khowai Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Pusan Kanti Mazumder said that the contraband was recovered from a car after it was flagged down by the police team on duty at Sonatola area of Khowai on noticing the vehicle had an ‘Assam’ registration changeable number plate.
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The police took the driver into custody and registered a case. “The details of the arrested person could not be revealed for the sake of investigation,” said an officer.
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