35.159 kg of ganja seized at Digorkhal check point; one held
Assam Police intercepted a vehicle at the Digorkhal Check Point on the Assam-Meghalaya border and recovered 35.159 kg of suspected ganja packed in 379 packets hidden in courier cartons. One Nalbari resident, Arup Kalita, was apprehended.
🇮🇳 Digorkhal Check Point, near Kalain, Cachar, on the Assam-Meghalaya border · India
Acting on specific source information, Assam Police intercepted a vehicle bearing registration AS 01 QC 4152 at the Digorkhal Check Point along the Assam-Meghalaya border.[1][2]
A thorough search recovered 379 packets of suspected ganja weighing 35.159 kg.[1][2]The packets were concealed inside courier parcel cartons, packed in polythene resembling tea packets to hide them during transport.[1][2]
One person, Arup Kalita, a resident of Nalbari, was apprehended in connection with the seizure.[1][2]SSP Cachar Partha Pratim Das said further investigation was under way to establish the source and destination of the contraband and identify others involved.[2]
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Police with the courier cartons and the accused at the seizure, in the photograph Way2Barak published with the report.Photo details
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