NCB seizes 813 kg of ganja on Hyderabad outskirts, 3 held

The Narcotics Control Bureau, in a major operation, seized 813 kg of ganja in the city outskirts and arrested three persons who are allegedly involved in smuggling of the contraband.

On specific information, the NCB Hyderabad teams intercepted a specially modified lorry transporting ganja from Malkangiri district, Odisha, to Latur, Maharashtra, in the city outskirts.

Upon



detailed search conducted in accordance with the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985, the lorry was found to have an expired registration certificate. It was modified and contained a cylindrical cavity resembling a tank to conceal contraband. 

The cavity was camouflaged using grass and covered with a tarpaulin sheet, inside which 813 kilograms of Ganja were concealed and recovered, said the NCB officials.