More than one tonne of ganja worth Rs 1.2 crore and 54,000 bottles of banned cough syrup Phensedyl worth over Rs 54 lakh were seized from two Tripura-bound truck near here, officials said.
The ganja weighing 1100 kg were seized by the anti-smugling unit of Guwahati customs division early this morning while the banned cough syrup were hidden inside several cartons of groceries near here last evening, they said.
Acting on tip-offs, customs sleuths rushed apprehended two trucks carrying tea near Guwahati and found ganjas concealed under 16,800 bags of tea leaves, a senior custom official told PTI.
The ganja meant for smuggling to other cities in the country had come from Manipur and loaded in Baihata Chariali near Guwahati while the truck carrying Phensydyl was seized at Barapani near here, he said.
The cough syrup were loaded in the truck at Patna while the other truck carrying ganja had loaded the Manipur-produced consignment for export to Kolkata and other cities, he said.
The cough syrup consignments were bound to Tripura, he said adding that three persons, all drivers of the trucks, were arrested.
In October, a Tripura-bound truck carrying 24,000 bottles of banned Phensedyl worth over Rs 37 lakh was seized and its driver and handyman were arrested.
