Telangana’s EAGLE force, Khammam Narcotics team seize 500 kg ganja in Jharkhand
In a coordinated three-day operation, Telangana’s RNCC Khammam and EAGLE teams intercepted a truck carrying 500 kg of ganja in Jharkhand. Acting on intelligence, the team tracked the vehicle from Odisha through a diverted route via Biju Expressway.
Khammam: Telangana’s Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) and Regional Narcotics Control Cell (RNCC) Khammam team seized 500 kg ganja at Rourkela, Jharkhand in a three-day operation.
Acting on credible intelligence, the RNCC Khammam team initiated surveillance on ganja suppliers operating in the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) region.
The team received specific input that a truck would be transporting a consignment of ganja on the intervening night of October 20 and 21 in an attempt to evade police checks during Diwali. The RNCC, Khammam team led by Inspector Vijay Ram Kumar and SI Ravi Prasad rushed to the AOB border on October 19.
They maintained continuous watch and confirmed that the suspect vehicle departed from Janpati in Malkangiri district of Odisha at 9 pm on October 20 en route to Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Though initially expected to transit through Telangana, the suspects diverted the vehicle northward via Biju Expressway to avoid heavily monitored routes. Upon detecting the change in route, the RNCC Khammam team immediately redirected their pursuit and alerted the police stations along the way. However, due to the vehicle’s high speed, interception attempts were unsuccessful.
The RNCC Khammam team continued the chase throughout the night, relaying real-time location updates to senior officers, who in turn coordinated with the NCB Ranchi division. Based on this, the joint team intercepted the vehicle at Simdega on Ranchi-Rourkela Road in Jharkhand and seized 500 kg of ganja.
The team arrested an accused Naseem Kamruddin of Haryana. The receivers of the consignment, Mushthaq Khan and Arif, natives of Haryana now residing in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh were absconding. Cases under relevant sections were registered against them, said a release.
