GUWAHATI/KARIMGANJ, Aug 30: In one of the biggest drug hauls in recent times, over 4,700 kg of ganja has been seized in Karimganj district of Assam, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.
The contraband was being transported in a truck when the Assam Police seized it during a routine check-up at a place under the Churaibari police station limits, an officer said.
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However, the driver managed to flee leaving the vehicle behind on the road.
“The driver must have sensed that he’ll get caught so he fled leaving the vehicle on road. The truck was loaded with rubber sheets from the upper side but the packets of ganja were kept inside. The cost of 4,728 kg ganja in markets will be around Rs 15 crore according to our sources,” Superintendent of police of Karimganj district Padmanabh Baruah said.
“In largest seizure in a while by @assampolice, @karimganjpolice seized 4,728 kg ganja hidden under sheets of natural rubber in a truck coming from a neighbouring state on Monday,” Sarma wrote on Twitter.
The chief minister lauded the state police personnel for their efforts.
A senior police official told PTI that the truck was coming from Tripura.
“When the driver saw a police checkpoint, he stopped the vehicle and fled the spot taking advantage of darkness. The police searched the truck thoroughly and recovered the ganja under the rubber sheets,” he said.
The police seized the vehicle and launched an operation to apprehend the culprit, the official added. (PTI)
