Police seize 500 kg of cannabis from truck in Mahasamund
Mahasamund police intercepted a truck in the Singhod station limits on a tip-off and recovered 500 kg of cannabis worth about Rs 1.25 crore. Officers arrested Delhi residents Sudhir Kumar Yadav and Ramkumar Shahshankar under the NDPS Act.
🇮🇳 Singhod police station limits, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh · India
Acting on a tip-off, a Mahasamund police team intercepted a truck within the limits of Singhod police station.[1]Mahasamund Superintendent of Police Dharmendra Singh said officers recovered 500 kg of cannabis from the truck.[1]Police valued the seizure at about Rs 1.25 crore.[1]
The accused were identified as Delhi residents Sudhir Kumar Yadav and Ramkumar Shahshankar, who were arrested under the NDPS Act for alleged cannabis peddling.[1]
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