DRI seizes 1,015 kg of ganja hidden in MP truck in Visakhapatnam
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 1,015 kilograms of ganja worth Rs 1.52 crore from a Madhya Pradesh-registered truck in Visakhapatnam on 28 August 2019. The cannabis, packed in 365 packets inside a false partition, was being carried from the Agency tribal areas to Madhya Pradesh.
Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence’s Visakhapatnam regional unit seized1,015
kilograms of ganja from a Madhya Pradesh-registered truck on 28 August 2019.[1][2]The truck was
stopped on the Chennai-Srikakulam highway after specific intelligence, and though its container
looked empty, interrogation of the driver revealed a false partition holding 365 brown
packets.[1]The local crime blotter places the interception at NAD Junction in Visakhapatnam
city.[2]
The DRI valued the haul at Rs 1,52,25,000 on the grey market.[1][2]The cannabis was being
brought from the Visakhapatnam Agency tribal areas and was destined for Madhya Pradesh.[1][2]The seizure was made under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and the truck
driver was arrested.[2]
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The national report places the stop at Gajuwaka while the local blotter says NAD Junction, both on the same highway corridor; this report uses a city-level pin.
The national report says the driver was being interrogated while the local blotter says he was arrested; whether anyone else was detained is not established in the opened sources.
The Shadow page republishes the Zee News report word for word, so the two national wordings are a single editorial account.
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