SSB seizes 290 kg of cannabis from van near Balemu, driver flees
SSB personnel of the 61st Battalion seized about 290 kg of cannabis packed in 13 bags from a Bolero pick-up van at a bus stand on the OKSRT road in Balemu, West Kameng district, on the night of 22 December 2020. The van was heading from Kalaktang towards Udalguri in Assam; the driver escaped and no arrest was reported.
The 61st Battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal, India’s border-guard force,
seized about 290 kg of cannabis from a bus stand on the OKSRT road under Balemu
police station in West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.[1]
During the operation along the Indo-Bhutan border on Tuesday night, a team of
SSB personnel took the cannabis, packed in 13 bags, from a Bolero pick-up van.[1]The van was travelling from Kalaktang in Arunachal Pradesh towards Udalguri
district in Assam.[1]The driver escaped in the darkness and no arrest was
reported.[1]
The SSB team handed the seized cannabis to Balemu police station.[1]The SSB
said it has been running special operations in West Kameng against illegal
activity, and has been trying to persuade local people to give up illegal
cannabis cultivation.[1]
Photos and video
SSB personnel with the seized bags of cannabis in West Kameng district. No credit is given.Photo details
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