Mysuru Police Capture Major Ganja Smuggling Operation, Seizing 280 kg
Mysuru police seize 134 bundles of ganja worth Rs 1.4 crore
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Mysuru police arrested four individuals for smuggling 280 kg of ganja valued at approximately ₹1.4 crore. The drugs, hidden under coconut saplings in a vehicle, were intercepted during a raid on the Malavalli-Mysuru main road, with plans to transport them to Kerala.
- 01The police seized 280 kg of ganja, packed in 134 bundles, with an estimated value of ₹1.4 crore (approximately $168,000 USD).
- 02The operation was conducted early in the morning at 3:30 AM on the Malavalli-Mysuru main road, based on a tip-off.
- 03The arrested individuals include Mohammed Zubair, Mudassir Ahmed, Abubaker Siddique, and Syed Mazhar, who confessed to smuggling the drugs to Kerala.
- 04This seizure marks one of the largest quantities of ganja confiscated by Mysuru police in recent times, according to City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar.
- 05The ganja was transported from Odisha through Guntur in Andhra Pradesh before reaching Mysuru.
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In a significant operation, Mysuru police apprehended four individuals involved in the smuggling of 280 kg of dry ganja, valued at around ₹1.4 crore (approximately $168,000 USD). The police acted on a tip-off regarding the smuggling activities and conducted a raid on the Malavalli-Mysuru main road at 3:30 AM, near a nursery. The ganja was cleverly concealed under coconut saplings in both a car and a truck. The arrested suspects, identified as Mohammed Zubair, Mudassir Ahmed, Abubaker Siddique, and Syed Mazhar, admitted that the ganja was intended for distribution in Kerala. City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar highlighted that this operation resulted in one of the largest seizures of ganja in the region in recent times, underscoring the ongoing efforts of law enforcement to combat drug trafficking in Karnataka.
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The seizure of such a large quantity of ganja indicates a significant blow to drug trafficking operations in the region.
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