Gadchiroli police arrested eight people in a joint operation by the Local Crime Branch and Gatta police.[1][2][3] The operation was executed on 31 October.[1][2][3] Police said the eight accused are from Gadchiroli and Chhattisgarh.[1]
Officers first intercepted an SUV carrying three occupants on suspicion it was escorting a vehicle carrying narcotics.[1] Subsequent questioning revealed the movement of a pickup carrying ganja and another car carrying prospective buyers.[1][2] Police said the escort vehicle had alerted the pickup occupants, who then dumped the consignment in a forest area and tried to escape.[1] Police intercepted the suspects and recovered the contraband.[1]
The seizure totalled 240 kg of ganja in Gadchiroli district while it was being transported from Odisha to Beed.[1] Police valued the ganja at Rs 1.2 crore.[1] Along with the drugs, police seized three vehicles, an SUV, a pickup and a car, plus eight mobile phones.[1] Police estimated the total value of the contraband, vehicles and mobile phones at Rs 1.46 crore.[1]
A case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act at Pendhri police outpost on 1 November, and all eight accused were remanded to three days of police custody.[1]
Police recovered 240.580 kilograms of ganja packed in 12 sacks.[2][3] Police valued the ganja at Rs 1,20,29,000 and put the total seizure including three vehicles and eight phones at Rs 1,46,10,000.[2]