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DRI seizes 894 kg ganja, three held

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Press Trust of India Patna

The DRI on Monday seized 894 kg of ganja worth Rs 90 lakh and arrested three persons from Bihar's Muzaffarpur district for smuggling the contraband, an official release said.

Acting on a tip-off, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) personnel intercepted an empty container truck at a place under the jurisdiction of Sadar Police Station and seized the contraband, the release said, the truck had come to Bihar from Tripura.

Three persons, including the driver and cleaner of the container truck, were arrested under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, the release said.

The contraband was hid in a box and kept behind the driver's cabin, it said.

 

All the three arrested are residents of Sangrur district in Punjab, the DRI release added.

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First Published: Dec 10 2018 | 4:15 PM IST

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