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Bihar: SSB seizes 50 kg cannabis worth Rs 12.5 crore, 2 arrested

Two smugglers have been apprehended by Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and 50 kg of cannabis has been recovered from them in Bihar. The operation has been carried out on the basis of a tip-off.

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Published : Feb 19, 2020, 9:51 PM IST

Botiya (Bihar): Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has seized 50 kg cannabis worth 12.5 crore in the International market and arrested two smugglers near the Indo-Nepal border here, official said.

The smugglers were identified as Ajay kumar and Rajan Kumar, who is from Chapra district.

SSB Acting Commandant Raj Kumar Khalko said that Pantoka Border Outpost (BOP) of SSB 47th Battalion received secret information that a large amount of cannabis is being taken in Scorpio car to Nepal for smuggling.

After receiving the information, SSB jawans sieged the area and started checking vehicles.

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Botiya (Bihar): Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has seized 50 kg cannabis worth 12.5 crore in the International market and arrested two smugglers near the Indo-Nepal border here, official said.

The smugglers were identified as Ajay kumar and Rajan Kumar, who is from Chapra district.

SSB Acting Commandant Raj Kumar Khalko said that Pantoka Border Outpost (BOP) of SSB 47th Battalion received secret information that a large amount of cannabis is being taken in Scorpio car to Nepal for smuggling.

After receiving the information, SSB jawans sieged the area and started checking vehicles.

ALSO READ | Maoists blow up school building in Bihar's Gaya

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