In a major crackdown against drug trafficking, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized approximately 186 kg of marijuana from Rajpura’s Shambhu border. Its value in the international market is estimated to be over 50 lakh rupees.
In a major crackdown against drug trafficking, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized approximately 186 kg of marijuana from Rajpura’s Shambhu border. Its value in the international market is estimated to be over 50 lakh rupees. The DRI team arrested five people with this large consignment. They were produced in a Rajpura court on Sunday, where the judge ordered all five accused to be sent to judicial custody.
Acting on intelligence information
According to DRI officials, they received credible information from intelligence sources about the smuggling of a large consignment of marijuana. Based on this information, the DRI team set up a blockade on the Shambhu Highway, stopped two suspicious vehicles, and searched them. The smugglers had constructed a secret cabin-like structure inside the vehicles to conceal the marijuana, which was expertly concealed to avoid detection during inspections.
The vehicle contained a secret cabin.
After a thorough investigation, the DRI team recovered a total of 186 kilograms of marijuana from both vehicles. According to the DRI, this marijuana was being smuggled to Ludhiana. Following the seizure, the DRI arrested five smugglers and filed a case against them under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. This action is being considered a significant success for the DRI in its fight against drug abuse.
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