14 kg of cannabis seized during night patrol by Mungiakami police

Mungiakami police in Khowai district have scored another major success, seizing 14 kg of cannabis from a vehicle found abandoned by the roadside.

The seized cannabis is estimated to be worth ₹1.5 to 2 lakh in the market.

According to the officer-in-charge of Mungiakami police station, officers and staff were on night mobile patrol and naka checking duty in the station’s area at around midnight yesterday when they noticed a vehicle that had been parked by the roadside for a long time.

Police grew suspicious when no driver or owner could be found near the vehicle. When no one came for it even after a long wait, the vehicle was searched in the presence of the SDM, following the procedures of the NDPS Act.

During the search a bag was recovered from inside the vehicle, and packets containing 14 kg of dried cannabis were found in it.

Police said the vehicle has been seized and an investigation launched to find out who is involved in smuggling the cannabis. A search is on for the vehicle’s owner, and a case has been registered under the NDPS Act.