Ranchi and Garhwa police arrested four suspects and seized 441 kilograms of ganja worth 2.2 crore rupees during two separate anti-narcotics operations across Jharkhand.
Garhwa police intercepted a container truck parked near the Kalyanpur Overbridge on Sunday following a specific intelligence tip-off regarding illegal drug transportation.
Officers searched the Uttar Pradesh registered vehicle and discovered 426 hidden plastic packets containing ganja inside a specially constructed secret chamber.
Investigators calculated the market value of the Garhwa seizure at approximately 2.13 crore rupees while launching an active search for suspects.
Authorities registered a formal case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act to uncover the wider interstate drug trafficking network operating locally.
Railway Protection Force personnel executed a second targeted operation inside a general coach of the Hatia-Islampur Express on Saturday night.
Security forces apprehended four interstate drug peddlers at Tatisilway Railway station and confiscated 15 kilograms of illegal ganja from their personal luggage.
Interrogators revealed that the accused purchased the narcotics in Balangir, Odisha, and planned to transport the consignment toward Champaran in Bihar.
Three suspects hail from Uttar Pradesh, while the fourth accused person operates as the primary purchaser from West Champaran district in Bihar.
Officials valued the railway seizure at nearly 7.5 lakh rupees before transferring all four arrested individuals to Ranchi Government Railway Police custody.
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