Tripura Police on June 17 seized a huge consignment of contraband from a 10-wheeler LPG truck at Mungiakami in Atharamura foothills on Assam-Agartala national highway. Two persons – one each from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh – were arrested.
Acting on a tip-off Khowai police intercepted the truck and recovered 5364 kg dry cannabis worth Rs 8.46 crore concealed in the gas chamber.
Police arrested the driver Habib Answari, a resident of Bihar and co-driver Sunil Kumar hailing from Uttar Pradesh.
In the initial investigation it was revealed that the consignment was loaded at Jirania in the eastern part of Agartala and the consignment was heading for Manipur, from where it could be smuggled to Myanmar.
Today morning during vehicle checking Khowai District Police recovered 5364 Kg dry ganja from one ten wheeler LP Gas bullet B/R No. NL021 6846 at 41 Mile under Mungiakami PS and detained driver & co-driver. A specific Case has been registered under NDPS Act.@Tripura_Police pic.twitter.com/RFTcSMzSMc
— Khowai Tripura District Police (@SPKhowai) June 17, 2022
“We are interrogating the driver and his assistant to dig out details of the case. It is still premature to divulge the link of this consignment and sender’s details,” SP Bhanupada Chakraborty said.
