Jaipur: In the crackdown of illegal narcotics smuggling, the CID-CB wing of Rajasthan police in joint operation with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday has confiscated 279 kg and 300 grams of marijuana.
Three people have also been arrested for alleged smuggling and two vehicles including truck containers and SUVs confiscated from the Chittorgarh conscious police station area.
Illegal haul was sent from Vishakhapatnam and will be sent in Bhilwara.
The three were arrested including the driver and also smugglers from Bhilwara who had to get shipment.
Ravi Prakash Meherda, the Additional Director General (Crime) states that the crime branch has actively worked against narcotics and liquor smuggling illegally in 2021.
“Based on specific input, our team examined the truck container and seized the transportation of marijuana,” said Meherda.
Pushpendra Singh, police deputy supervisor, CID-CB, revealed more detail, said, “While we checked the truck, the driver to mislead us stated that the truck got some raw materials used in Tetra fruit drinks company.
Since then the reply is not convincing, the truck was examined With the right.
We found almost 279 kg and 300 grams of marijuana.
Then the truck driver was taken to the Chittorgarh police station where during the interrogation he told me that shipping would be sent to one Amit.
Mali aka Bablu Bhaiya from Bhilwara.
“” Narcotics costs are confiscated almost Rs 50,000 on the market, “he added.
“Thus, we have arrested the driver identified as Shankar Lal, Amit Mali and one Pawan Kumar for narcotics smuggling,” Singh added.
Singh added.
Singh added that a case was registered and now the focus is to dismantle the syndicated racket from smuggling.