DRI seizes 520 kg of ganja hidden in truck cavity near Nagpur
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted a truck at Borkhedi Toll near Nagpur on the morning of 9 October 2023 and found 520 kg of ganja in 242 packages inside a built-in cavity. The agency valued the load at Rs 1.04 crore and arrested the two occupants under the NDPS Act.
🇮🇳 Borkhedi Toll, Nagpur district, Maharashtra · India
DRI officers in Nagpur intercepted a truck at Borkhedi Toll near Nagpur on the morning of 9 October 2023.[1][2]
On examining the truck, officers found a specially built-in cavity between the driver’s cabin and the cargo portion.[1][2]The cavity held 520 kg of ganja packed in 242 packages, which DRI valued at Rs 1.04 crore.[1][2]
Two people travelling in the truck were apprehended and subsequently arrested under the provisions of the NDPS Act.[1][2]DRI said further investigation was in progress.[1][2]
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