Rajasthan: Over 1,000 kg ganja worth Rs 5 crore seized in major crackdown; two traffickers held

Jaipur, Oct 3 (PTI) The Anti-Gangster Task Force of Rajasthan Police along with the Jhunjhunu District Special Team has seized about 1,000 kg of ganja valued at Rs 5 crore and arrested two traffickers, police said on Friday.

The operation, codenamed "Prahar", was launched on the basis of a specific intelligence input received by the Force which tracked the movement of a consignment originating from Odisha and destined for Rajasthan's Shekhawati, they said.

The traffickers were transporting the contraband in a container truck and had concealed it in a specially built chamber behind the driver's seat.

Acting on the tip-off, police set up a blockade in Udaipurwati area of Jhunjhunu district and intercepted the vehicle, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Dinesh MN said.

On searching the vehicle, police recovered neatly packed sacks of ganja weighing 1,014 kg. The consignment was meant for Shekhawati-based drug lords Raju Pachlengi and Gokul, officials said.

Two key members of the trafficking network, identified as Subhash Gurjar and Pramod Gurjar of Sikar, were arrested from the spot.

"This is not just a seizure but a surgical strike on the supply network of organised drug cartels," the ADG said. PTI AG SHS SHS DV DV