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by Suryaa Desk | Tue, Oct 08, 2024, 12:07 PM
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence acting on specific intelligence, intercepted a Tata Truck, which was found to be trafficking 808.18 kg of cannabis (Ganja) disguised beneath empty fruit crates on Sunday at Krishnavaram Toll plaza, Jaggamapeta, Andhra Pradesh.
Further, the persons in the pilot vehicle gate-crashed the toll gate barrier upon noticing the approaching officers to intercept them. After an hour-long pursuit, the attentive DRI detectives also caught up with two others who were escorting the contraband. As the two suspects tried to escape the car, they were apprehended.
Upon inspection, the officers seized both the vehicles and 808.18 kg of Ganja, valued at approximately Rs 1.61 crore in the grey market.
According to the officials, the driver and the other two arrested individuals acknowledged bringing the illegal materials to the neighboring states.
Under the terms of the NDPS Act, 1985, the three people, including the driver, were taken into custody and the two cars and the ganja, also known as cannabis, were seized. The defendants have been placed under 12-day judicial detention remand.
Additional research is under underway.
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