Police on Wednesday seized a huge cache of ganja from a secret compartment hidden in a truck, which was intercepted by the Rayagada RTO on suspicion during a routine check.After intercepting the vehicle, RTO DK Dalai took the vehicle along with the driver to the Rayagada police station.
Later, during search by police in presence of the Executive Magistrate and witnesses, 1618 kg of the contraband was recovered from the secret compartment. The estimated value of the seized contraband is worth Rs 1 crore.
The truck driver Shiv Sankar Kumar Yadav alias Ram Kumar, a resident of village Jethuli under the Nadithara police station in Patna district of Bihar. The accused was booked under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c)/25/29 of the NDPS Act 1985. Preliminary investigation revealed that the ganja was procured from Vijayawada and was being transported to Patna.