Karimganj: Assam Police seized a huge quantity of cannabis worth Rs 40 lakh from a truck in the Karimganj district along the Assam-Tripura border on Monday.
The police said that based on secret information, a team of the Churaibari watch post intercepted a truck bearing a Tripura registration number.
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On inspecting the truck, the police found at least 400 kilograms of suspected ganja hidden in a secret chamber.
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Following this, the police arrested the truck driver and registered a case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) Act.
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The police informed that the truck was coming from Tripura and an investigation has already been initiated.
“During a routine check-up, we intercepted the truck. During the search, we found 400 kg of ganja in a secret chamber of the truck. We arrested the truck driver. We have registered a case under NDPS Act and the investigation is on. The market value of the seized ganja is estimated at around Rs 40 lakh,” Niranjan Das was quoted as saying
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The police are now investigating the case to track if other trucks connected to this one had passed by.