Hyderabad: Acting on reliable intelligence, officers of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Hyderabad Zone, conducted a coordinated operation in the early hours of Tuesday, resulting in the seizure of 813 kilograms of ganja and the arrest of three accused persons, all residents of Bidar district.
During the operation, two NCB teams were deployed to intercept a specially modified lorry suspected of transporting narcotic drugs from Malkangiri district, Odisha, to Latur, Maharashtra. The vehicle was intercepted at the outskirts of Hyderabad.
Upon detailed search conducted in accordance with the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985, the lorry was found to have an expired Registration Certificate (RC) and was specially modified. “The vehicle contained a cylindrical cavity resembling a tank to conceal contraband. The cavity was camouflaged using grass and covered with a tarpaulin sheet, inside which 813 kilograms of ganja were concealed and recovered,” said the NCB officials.
Three accused persons have been arrested. All are residents of Bidar district. Investigation revealed that one accused is a habitual narco offender. Earlier he was involved in two ganja cases, one in Karnataka and the other in Maharashtra, the official added.
The NCB is actively investigating the source, destination network, forward and backward linkages, and the involvement of other members of the drug trafficking syndicate, including financial trails.
The NCB has withheld the names of the accused as it might hamper the investigation.
Further investigation is in progress.
