Ganja smuggling by car, two smugglers arrested
Mahasamund. Superintendent of Police Mahasamund Dharmendra Singh (IPS) has directed all police station in-charges to effectively curb illegal liquor sales and illegal marijuana smuggling and sale in the area. In connection with which information was received on 6/8/23 through informer that car number CG17KK5397 was going to sell illegal hemp from Orissa side and going to Raipur for sale. Went and on inquiry, the suspects told their names as Dhanu Mandavi father Lakhan age 38 years resident of Azad Chowk district Baloda Bazar and Syed Ashfaq father Syed Yusuf age 44 years resident of Yadunandan Nagar police station Sirgitti district Bilaspur.
50 packets totaling 50 kg of illegal narcotic ganja were recovered from the possession of the accused. Since this act of the accused was found to be a crime of Sadar Section, crime number-425/23 Section 20b of NDPS Act was registered in Thana Basna and the accused were arrested. Sent to jail on judicial remand. The entire action was taken under the direction of Superintendent of Police Mahasamund Dharmendra Singh and under the efficient guidance of Additional Superintendent of Police Akash Rao and cyber cell in-charge Naseemuddin under the leadership of SDOP Saraipali Abhishek Kesari. R-Chhatrapal and Inspector Shivanand Tiwari from Thana Basna. Assistant Sub-Inspector Ransai Miri Pradhan R-Lalit Patel Mano Yadav. Constable Naresh Bariha. Virender Sahu’s role was commendable.
