Kohima, September 26 (MExN): Kohima Police seized 540 kg of ganja worth Rs. 27 lakh in the national market at Peducha police check gate while conducting routine checking and frisking of vehicles. The contraband was recovered from a Guwahati bound truck bearing registration number AS01DC/6717, according to a press release from Atu Zumvü, SDPO (South)/ PRO, Kohima Police. The ganja, neatly packed in 26 packets of 15 kg each and 30 packets of 5 kg each, was found concealed inside a special compartment in the truck especially designed for transporting illegal consignments, the release added. The driver of the vehicle identified as Hemanta Thakuria of Kamrup, Assam was taken into police custody. During interrogation, he revealed that the consignment was loaded at Kanglatongbi, Imphal and the owner of the consignment named Mima assured to pay him Rs. 20,000/- for transporting it to Guwahati, the PRO stated. In this connection, a regular case vide Sechü(Zubza) P.S Case No. 0024/2016 U/S 20 (b) (C) NDPS Act was registered against the driver for conducting further investigation.
