Massive consignment of drugs weighing 845 kg worth Rs 1.7 crore was seized by Morena police near Porsa village and seized truck carrying drugs, two motorbikes and one gun in the operation.
Morena police received information from the Rajahmundry district of Andhra Pradesh a large amount of Cannabis guarded by armed assailants would be delivered in Morena and SDOP Jaura and his team acting immediately on the information and tracked location of the truck which was trying to escape in the dark from Porsa where team deployed, managed to seize truck and the two motorcycles.
On searching the truck, large quantity of cannabis and firearm were found. On interrogating the arrested accused, they told that smuggling of Cannabis has been done from Orissa and Andhra Pradesh for the last one year. The accused are involved in smuggling of drugs in the districts of Agra, Bhind, Dhaulpur, Etawah and Morena. Eight accused were arrested by the police team.
The truck body was modified to hide the drugs. In the operation 845 kg of cannabis loaded in truck, a truck container of Rs 26 lakhs, a 315 bore rifle and 10 live cartridges, two motorbikes were recovered the total worth of seized is Rs 2 crore.
Superintendent of Police Morena has prepared a team for prevention and smuggling of drugs smuggling and teams are being sent to Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. The locals dealers of drugs would be investigated.