159 kg ganja seized, no arrests

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Press Trust of India Jamshedpur
Last Updated : Apr 26 2016 | 6:32 PM IST
A bagful of 150 kg of ganja stacked in 20 bundles, were recovered in the outskirts of the city on Hata-Chaibasa Road under Bagbera police station in the wee hours today, a senior police officer said.
Acting on information that the narcotics was scheduled to be transported through the city, a vehicle check operation led by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, B N Singh yielded the contraband haul on Hata-Chaibasa road early hours, Senior Superintendent of Police, Anoop T Mathew said.
Mathew, who was accompanied by the Superintendent of Police (City) Chandan Jha, said the police personnel wanted to intercept a speeding SUV without registration) but the driver sped away, forcing the police to give it a chase.
Mathew said the police team overtook the vehicle and seized it but the driver abandoned the car and managed to flee.
Following search police recovered 20 bundles of ganja, weighing 150 kg.
A case under NDPS Act has been registered in this regard.
Earlier, 400 kg of ganja was seized from an ambulance in adjoining Seraikela-Kharswan district over a week ago.
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First Published: Apr 26 2016 | 6:32 PM IST