NCB seizes more than 2,000 kgs of ganja in Guwahati

GUWAHATI: Acting on a specific information, a team of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Guwahati Zonal Unit conducted surveillance in and around a hospital for several days and seized 2,126.660 kilograms of ganja along with the truck.

“One truck, as confirmed by intelligence, was coming from Jorabat side of Meghalaya towards Khanapara (Guwahati). NCB Guwahati Zonal Unit team intercepted the truck which led to a seizure of 2,126.660 kg ganja along with the truck. Subsequently, one person, namely, Parma Ram Bishnoi, a resident of Bikaner district in Rajasthan was also arrested,” NCB stated.

It added, “Some of the seized ganja was concealed inside a specially made cavity between the cabin and dala (carriage) of the seized truck and some of them were recovered from the carriage which was concealed by numerous brown coloured boxes of rubber thread."


The preliminary investigation revealed that the seized Ganja was sourced from Agartala (Tripura) and was destined to Coochbehar, West Bengal and further to Bihar.

"All efforts are being made by the NCB Guwahati Zonal Unit to unearth the roots and linkages of this trafficking network, identify the suppliers, receivers, financers and bust it subsequently,” the NCB said.