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crJAIPUR: The crime branch of Rajasthan police Monday seized over one quintal of ganja hidden in a truck in Chittorgarh district near Rajasthan-Madhya Pradesh border.
A special team led by IG VK Singh and DSP Pushpendra Singh Rathore had received a special input that a truck loaded with narcotic substances was travelling from Andhra Pradesh to Rajasthan.
Crime branch officials intercepted the truck and a car escorting it and arrested the accused identified as Lal Singh, Ratan Singh and Satish alias Mama. Police officials said narcotics were packed in 170 boxes and were tightly wrapped.
“Drugs was to be sold at a price of about Rs 15,000 per kg. It was suspected to be delivered for supply near Chittorgarh region,” an official said, adding that police teams were keeping a close tab on the truck’s vehicle for the past several days.
As soon as the truck entered Rajasthan, police teams arrested the truck and car driver. “We are interrogating to check main kingpins of the racket for further investigation,” the official said.
Police found that the accused had made a special cavity over the truck’s cabin to hide packets of ganja. “Further interrogation is underway to determine the identity of the remaining accused,” the official added.
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