SILCHAR: The police in Karimganj district of Assam have seized a huge consignment of ganja (cannabis).

The seizure of the ganja consignment was made by the police at Churaibari in Karimganj district of Assam.

The Assam police seized a total of 1420 kilogram of ganja from a bamboo-laden lorry near the state’s border with Tripura.

The ganja consignment was on its way to Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh from Agartala in Tripura via Karimganj in Assam.

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The Assam police has also arrested the driver of the lorry, who has been identified as Deepak Kumar – a resident of Bihar.

“In an anti-narcotics operation, Churaibari WP staff intercepted a truck at Churaibari and recovered 1420 kg of cannabis, which were hidden below the bundles of bamboos,” The police in Karimganj district of Assam said.

It added: “One person has been arrested. War on drugs continues.”