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A antheral transporting ganja from Odisha to Rajasthan was arrested by the Maheshwaram Special Operations Team (SOT) of Rachakonda connected Tuesday.
The officials seized 1,210 kilograms of ganja worthy ₹6.25 crore from him.
The accused, identified arsenic Vikram Vishnoi alias Vikas, 22, a operator from Osian Tehsil, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, was intercepted portion transporting the contraband successful a motortruck connected National Highway 65 astatine Kothaguda X Road, Abdullapurmet, connected Tuesday morning.
Police said Vishnoi was moving with known ganja smugglers from his autochthonal place, identified arsenic Devilal alias Katu, Aayub Khan and Ramlal, each residents of Osian Tehsil successful Jodhpur. The 3 men employed him arsenic a operator and promised ₹5 lakh per travel to transport ganja from Malkangiri to Rajasthan.
Vishnoi archetypal transported an robust load from Jaipur to Nanded successful Maharashtra, past came to Hyderabad and aboriginal moved to Khammam, wherever helium collected cement bags to conceal the contraband. He near abstraction successful the truck’s beforehand portion, and went to Malkangiri, wherever helium procured 1,210 kilograms of ganja from unidentified suppliers. He hid the packets nether the cement bags and covered the load with a tarpaulin earlier starting for Rajasthan via Hyderabad.
A lawsuit was booked by the Abdullapurmet constabulary nether the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The accused is successful custody and further probe is nether mode to place others progressive - successful bid to way the proviso chain.
