Ganja worth Rs 50lakh seized from Koraput in Odisha

The police found a truck carrying as much as Rs. 50 lakh worth ganja. Raid by Machkund police in Koraput of Odisha.

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Koraput: Ganja estimated to worth more than Rs. 50 lakh has been seized from a truck in Koraput district of Odisha on Tuesday.

The Machkund police got a reliable tip-off in this matter, intercepted the vehicle near the Nuaput river bank and conducted a raid. In the raid, the police found that the truck was carrying as much as Rs. 50 lakh worth ganja.

The ganja was allegedly being transported outside the sate, said reliable police sources. The driver of the truck, truck owner and the peddler have escaped from the spot and shall soon be traced, said the officer-in-charge of the raid.

Earlier on April 15, 2023 Ganja worth Rs 1 crore was found in a potato-laden truck that met an accident today in the Ganjam district of Odisha. Police seized 25 sacks of Ganja.

As per reports, a truck met an accident on the Palukhola road near Taptapani. After getting information Police went to the spot. During a search of the vehicle about one thousand kilograms of Ganja had been packed in 25 gunny bags. 54 numbers of Potato gunny bags were recovered from the truck. So it is clear that along with Potatoes Ganja was being illegally transported in that truck.

Following the accident, the driver of the truck fled from the scene. Police seized the Ganja. Further investigation is underway.

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