The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 1,534 kg of cannabis valued at Rs 3.07 crores from a truck and arrested five persons in Chhattisgarh, DRI announced on Wednesday.
A truck from Andhra Pradesh carrying the contraband was intercepted near capital Raipur on the night of Sunday-Monday when it was headed to Maharashtra, escorted by a pilot car, a DRI press release said.
Based on intelligence inputs, the officers of DRI’s Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh units intercepted the truck (AP-05, TT-5856) in which the drugs were concealed under organic fertilizers, the press release said.
The truck was coming from Araku Valley of Andhra Pradesh. The drugs were being taken to Rahta in Maharashtra.
At least five members of the cartel were arrested. Further investigation is on.
In the current financial year (2020-21), the DRI’s Indore zonal unit has so far seized 5,842 kg of cannabis and arrested 21 people while in the previous fiscal (2019-20) 5,672 kg of the drug was seized and 16 were arrested, it said.