India News | Dry Ganja Worth Rs 8 Cr Seized in UP's Fatehpur

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Police along with the officials of the Narcotics department on Monday seized dry 'ganja' worth Rs 8 crore from a truck travelling from Odisha to Rajasthan, officials said.

Fatehpur (UP), Apr 25 (PTI) Police along with the officials of the Narcotics department on Monday seized dry 'ganja' worth Rs 8 crore from a truck travelling from Odisha to Rajasthan, officials said.

The seizure was made in Bakewar police station area of the district.

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Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted the truck on the Chaudagra-Jahanabad road, and recovered 24 quintal of dry 'ganja', whose cost is around Rs 8 crore in the international market, Bakewar Station House Officer (SHO) Neeraj Yadav said.

Yadav said that the driver of the truck has been arrested and investigations are on.

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(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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