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A night-long pursuit done the forests of Odisha ended with the seizure of 500 kg of marijuana aft Telangana’s anti-narcotics unit, EAGLE, intercepted a conveyance suspected of transporting the contraband towards proviso networks linked to the State.
Acting connected circumstantial intelligence, a patrol squad led by Sub-Inspector of Police K. Ravi Prasad, picked up the way of a Bolero vehicle adjacent Odisha’s Balimela, connected the intervening nighttime of June 17 and June 18. What followed was an 80-km pursuit done distant and hilly terrain stretching towards Jeypore.
After tracking the conveyance for astir 80 km, the squad managed to country it heavy wrong a wood area. However, nether the screen of acheronian and taking vantage of mediocre visibility successful the rugged terrain, the operator escaped earlier helium could beryllium apprehended, said an serviceman progressive successful the bust.
A hunt of the conveyance led to the betterment of 115 packets of marijuana weighing astir 500 kg. The seizure comprised 90 packets weighing 5 kg each and 25 packets weighing 2 kg each. The worthy of the seized items, including the vehicle, is ₹2.3 crore.
The seized contraband and conveyance were handed implicit to Koraput constabulary successful Odisha during the aboriginal hours of June 18 for registration of a lawsuit nether the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and further investigation.
“EAGLE Force maintains a beingness successful root regions known for supplying marijuana to Telangana and regularly conducts operations aimed astatine disrupting trafficking routes earlier the contraband reaches the State,” said the Director of EAGLE, Sandeep Shandilya.
Vehicle registration records showed that the Bolero is registered successful the sanction of Amir Alli Khan, a nonmigratory of Gandhi Nagar successful Nuasahi, Nabarangapur territory of Odisha.
Officials described the cognition arsenic high-risk due to the fact that of the dense wood cover, hard terrain and the prolonged pursuit done distant areas. The squad received appreciation from Odisha constabulary for successfully intercepting the consignment.
The seizure mirrors a akin cognition carried retired by EAGLE Force successful 2024, erstwhile unit tracked suspected traffickers up to Ranchi and seized different 500 kg of marijuana. That lawsuit was aboriginal handed implicit to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for investigation.
