Itanagar, Jan 20 (PTI) Cannabis worth about Rs 1.33 crore was seized in Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng district, police said on Monday.

A total of 1,654.22 kg of cannabis was seized in a well-coordinated raid in Betchilling village in Kalaktang police station area, Superintendent of Police Sudhansu Dhama said.

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He said 108 rectangular packages of 10 kg each, 33 gunny bags totalling 574.22 kg, a 50-ton hydraulic piston jack used for compressing cannabis, a modified iron trunk and iron frame, and a modified weighing machine were seized.

These materials were used to compress, package, and conceal the cannabis for easier transportation, he added

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A case was registered and an investigation is underway to identify and apprehend those involved in cannabis smuggling, police said.

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