GUWAHATI:
Sleuths of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Unit seized 405.27 kg ganja worth Rs 65 lakh from a truck at Khanapara area of Guwahati on February 27, a senior official of the NCB said here.
The driver of the truck identified as Kumar Sunar (38) was arrested in this connection.
According to the NCB official, the team acting on reliable information seized the contraband from a container truck bearing registration number NL 01 AF 3380 near metro hospital at NH 37.
“The seized Ganja was concealed in a specially made cavity above the driver’s cabin which opened towards the loading area,” the NCN official said.
“The consignment was sourced from Agartala in Tripura and destined to somewhere in Jharkhand,” he added.