CG Crime: Ashutosh Tiwari, Jagdalpur. Police action continues against cannabis smuggling. Two inter -state ganja smugglers in the district have been arrested by the police. Millions of cannabis have been recovered from the accused. Hemp was being brought from Odisha to UP and Uttarakhand. After registering a case, both the accused have been sent on judicial remand.
According to the information, two accused were waiting for the passenger bus at Lalbagh Amaguda Chowk with three bags today. Police siege the accused on the spot and arrested them. During interrogation, the accused told to be a resident of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Hemp was found on searching the bag kept with the accused. Both the accused said that they brought this ganja from Odisha, which was prepared to send Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Police action
The police have taken action and recovered 78 kg of cannabis from the accused. The price of which has been estimated at around 7.8 lakh rupees. A case has been registered against the accused in the smuggling case under the NDPS Act and sent on judicial remand.