EAGLE force seizes 500 kg ganja in Odisha after 80-km chase
The EAGLE Force seized 500 kg of ganja during an inter-state operation in Odisha after tracking a suspect vehicle for nearly 80 km. Although the driver escaped, police recovered 115 packets of contraband and handed the case to Koraput police.
Hyderabad: The Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) Force conducted an inter-state operation in Odisha and seized 500 kg of ganja.
According to officials, the EAGLE Force, on specific information, a patrolling team led by Sub-Inspector K. Ravi Prasad tracked a Bolero vehicle suspected of transporting the contraband from Balimela to Jeypore during the intervening night of June 17 and 18.
“The team chased the vehicle for nearly 80 km through challenging terrain and intercepted it in a dense forest area. However, taking advantage of the hilly terrain and poor visibility, the driver managed to escape. During the search of the vehicle, the police recovered 115 packets of ganja weighing approximately 500 kg. The seizure included 90 packets weighing 5 kg each and 25 packets weighing 2 kg each,” said Director EAGLE, Sandeep Shandilya.
The seized contraband and the vehicle were handed over to the Koraput district police in Odisha in the early hours of Thursday for registration of a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The official said the vehicle is registered in the name of Amir Alli Khan, a resident of Gandhi Nagar, Nuasahi in Nabarangpur district of Odisha.
This is the second major interstate operation carried out by the EAGLE Force in recent years. In 2024, the EAGLE Force had tracked ganja smugglers up to Ranchi and seized another 500 kg of the contraband, a case that was later handed over to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for further investigation.
