DRI seizes around 740 kg cannabis and charas in operations across country as it intensifies crackdown on illegal cannabis trafficking; 13 persons arrested

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) conducted eight operations across the country over a fortnight, seizing around 740 kg of cannabis (including ganja and high-grade hydroponic cannabis) and charas under the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985, while arresting 13 persons. Key operations included intercepts near Raipur, Patna (where an officer was injured during an interception), Ludhiana, Gorakhpur Railway Station (involving charas smuggled from Nepal), and international arrivals from Hanoi and Bangkok at Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports. The seizures highlight enforcement actions across road, rail, and air transit routes using methods like secret vehicle cavities and passenger concealment.