Hyderabad: In a major crackdown, over 15 quintals of marijuana have been seized and six smugglers were arrested by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) during raids at LB Nagar area in Hyderabad, DRI informed on Sunday.
The accused persons have been identified as two drivers, one owner of the truck, two ganja cultivators and a supplier.
Based on specific intelligence, officials of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) launched an operation and intercepted a truck and a car (piloting the truck) here on Saturday afternoon.
During a search of the lorry, they found 1,554 kgs of ganja packed in 751 packets, which were concealed under empty crates, a release from DRI Hyderabad Unit said.
Six people involved in the illegal activity have been arrested and the truck and the car were seized. The contraband, meant to be smuggled to Bidar in Karnataka was confiscated under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, a release from DRI read.
