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PANAJI: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized a huge quantity of ganja weighing around 702 kilograms during an operation in Maharashtra, while investigators are also probing suspected links to drug distribution networks connected to Goa.
The raid was carried out in Gondia district where officials intercepted a truck allegedly transporting the narcotics concealed beneath consignments of everyday commercial goods. Authorities said the contraband had been packed in multiple bundles and hidden carefully to escape routine checks.
Two persons were taken into custody during the operation. Preliminary investigation suggests the seized consignment originated from Odisha and was meant for supply to various interstate drug syndicates operating across Maharashtra and neighbouring regions.
Officials suspect the narcotics were intended for circulation in major urban centres including Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur, while investigators are also examining possible connections with illegal drug networks active in Goa.
According to the NCB, traffickers are increasingly using commercial transport vehicles carrying legal cargo to move large quantities of narcotics across states. Investigators believe organised groups are working together in a coordinated supply chain rather than operating independently.
The agency said further inquiries are underway to identify other members involved in the racket and trace the wider network linked to the consignment.
NCB officials noted that the seizure highlights a growing trend of large-scale ganja trafficking along interstate routes connecting eastern and western parts of the country.
