Guwahati (Assam) [India], January 21 (ANI): In a big haul, Guwahati City Police on Saturday arrested two people and seized 101 kg of marijuana from a truck in the Jorabat area, outskirts of Guwahati on Saturday.
Based on a tip off, a special team of Guwahati city police led by Partha Sarathi Mahanta, Joint Commissioner of Police intercepted a truck bearing Himachal Pradesh’s registration number in the Jorabat area.
Partha Sarathi Mahanta, JCP, Guwahati said that the truck was coming from Tripura.
“During thorough checking, we have recovered and seized 101 kg of marijuana from the truck which was coming from Tripura and going to North India,” Mahanta said.
He further said that the market value of the seized marijuana is estimated at around Rs 1 crore.
The police team also arrested two persons.
The marijuana was hidden in the roof of the truck. The police had to break open the truck’s roof to seize the drugs.
Earlier this week, on Thursday, the Guwahati police arrested one person and seized 320 kg of cannabis from a truck.
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