Two traffickers held

The Bengaluru Rural constabulary connected Thursday intercepted a motortruck allegedly carrying contraband worthy an estimated ₹ 1.25 crore and arrested 2 individuals.

The accused person been identified arsenic Ramyan Yadav and Sabir Khan, some successful their 50s and natives of Chhattisgarh. A preliminary probe revealed that Yadav and Khan were the operator and cleaner of the truck. They had been transporting poultry provender from Chhattisgarh to Tamil Nadu. The accused had concealed contraband successful the poultry feed, the constabulary said.

An researcher successful the lawsuit told The Hindu that they had received credible inputs from informants and waylaid the motortruck adjacent Bannerghatta Road. A cheque of the poultry provender led to the seizure of 250 kg of ganja.

The Jigani constabulary arrested the accused, and further investigations revealed that they were transporting the contraband to manus it implicit to a receiver successful Bengaluru. The accused told the constabulary that a antheral from their autochthonal spot had befriended them and sent the contraband done them.

The constabulary person booked the accused nether the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and are investigating further.