210 kg cannabis seized from a container truck, 2 arrested

BOKAJAN, May 17: In a major development, Khatkhati police seized a huge consignment of banned ganja from a container truck along Assam-Nagaland border here on Sunday. Police have arrested the driver and helper of the bus in this connection.

As per reports, based on specific information, the police personnel manning the Khatkhati inter-State police check post over NH 39 intercepted the incoming truck, bearing registration number AS 01HC 0068 and recovered the cannabis concealed inside the vehicle. A total of 210 kg cannabis wrapped in black tarpaulin was recovered from the truck. The approximate face value of the seized cannabis is estimated to be around Rs 21 lakh in the black market.

Police have arrested Riju Rajbonshi of Nalbari and Pranjal Deka of Mangaldai in this connection. A case under relevant section of NDPS Act has been registered against the duo and further investigation is on to ascertain the exact details of source and delivery of the seized item. There has been a recent spike in smuggling of banned psychopathic drugs, including cannabis, and goods of Burmese origin into Assam through Karbi Anglong. Most of the drugs from the infamous golden triangle also entered Assam through Karbi Anglong. Earlier, Dillai police manning the inter-State police check post over NH 36 at Dillai, recovered a huge quantity of ganja concealed with other items of Burmese origin from a night bus in September 2019. 

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