1,520 kg of ganja seized, two arrested in Sultanpur, UP
Police and STF in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, intercepted a truck on the Sultanpur-Lucknow highway near Ravania Purab village and seized 1,520 kg of ganja worth around ₹1.5 crore, which was being smuggled from Odisha to Lucknow. Two men, Nasir of Muzaffarnagar and Arya of Lucknow, were arrested and booked under the NDPS Act.
🇮🇳 Ravania Purab village, Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh · India
A joint team of local police and the STF intercepted a truck on the
Sultanpur-Lucknow highway near Ravania Purab village on Tuesday evening, acting
on a tip-off.[1]A search of the truck found 1,520 kg of ganja packed in 50
sacks, with an estimated market value of around Rs 1.5 crore.[1]The
consignment was being smuggled from Odisha to Lucknow.[1]To avoid detection
while entering Lucknow with the heavy vehicle, the accused had hired four
labourers to shift the contraband into a smaller pickup van.[1]
The two arrested have been identified as Nasir, a resident of Muzaffarnagar, and
Arya, from Lucknow.[1]The accused were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.[1]Circle Officer Saurabh Sawant said
police are investigating the entire network involved in the drug racket.[1]
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The article was auto-generated from a PTI wire feed; no court outcome or charges beyond NDPS Act booking were reported at publication.
The value of around Rs 1.5 crore is an estimated market value given by the Circle Officer, not a measured figure.
The identity of the STF (likely UP State Task Force or similar) is not spelled out in the article; no further details on the four labourers hired to shift the contraband were given.
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