Driver held as 60 kg ganja seized from Scorpio in Siwan
Goreyakothi police in Siwan seized about 60 kg of ganja loaded in a Scorpio at Dudhra village and detained its driver. Police valued the consignment at about Rs 12 lakh and said it was suspected to have been smuggled from Nepal.
🇮🇳 Dudhra village, Goreyakothi, Siwan, Bihar · India
Goreyakothi police recovered about 60 kg of ganja loaded in a Scorpio from
Dudhra village in Siwan district.[1]Police confiscated the Scorpio and
detained its driver.[1]Police valued the seized ganja at about Rs 12 lakh.[1]
Police acted after receiving information that a ganja consignment had been
brought to Dudhra village.[1]Officers searched the suspicious Scorpio and
found a large quantity of ganja inside.[1]The raid was carried out by a
police team led by station chief Manish Kumar on the basis of secret
information.[2]Preliminary information indicated the consignment was being
smuggled from Nepal.[1]
The detained driver is being questioned about the source of the consignment and
others involved in the smuggling.[1]Police are collecting the driver’s mobile
contacts, the Scorpio’s registration number and owner details to trace the
trafficking network.[1]Police said further legal proceedings in the case have
been started.[1]
A second outlet independently reported the same Dudhra seizure of about 60 kg of
ganja worth about Rs 12 lakh and the driver’s detention.[2]
Photos and video
Seized ganja recovered from the Scorpio in Dudhra village, Goreyakothi. Photo: Prabhat Khabar NetworkPhoto details
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