HT Correspondent
BOKAJAN, May 16: In a major breakthrough against interstate drug trafficking, police personnel attached to the Purani Lahorijan Outpost under Dillai Police Station busted a massive contraband smuggling attempt on Friday, seizing nearly 10 kilograms of high-grade opium, locally known as Kani, valued at over Rs 50 lakh in the international market. One person has been arrested in connection with the seizure.
According to police sources, acting on specific intelligence, a routine check and search operation was launched in the Six Mile area under the jurisdiction of the Purani Lahorijan Outpost. During the operation, security personnel intercepted a Gujarat-bound Tata Harrier bearing registration number GJ 02 DP 7022, which was travelling from Manipur towards Rajasthan.
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A thorough search of the intercepted SUV led to the discovery of 10 carefully packed bundles of contraband opium concealed underneath the driver’s seat. The recovered consignment weighed 9.803 kilograms.
The driver of the vehicle, identified as Jagdish Ram, son of Mangilal, was immediately taken into custody. The accused is reportedly a resident of the Bobalipul Maya Bazar area in Mehsana district of Gujarat.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the consignment was being smuggled through the interstate highway network for delivery to northern markets. Police have seized the vehicle along with the contraband and launched a detailed investigation to uncover the broader backward and forward linkages of the smuggling network.
