Bhubaneswar, Feb. 26 -- In one of the biggest anti-narcotics operations in the region, the Odisha Police achieved a major breakthrough with the seizure of hashish oil worth Rs 225 crore and ganja valued at Rs 5 crore in Koraput district.
According to police headquarters sources, a large quantity of contraband was recovered during a raid on a temporary manufacturing unit operating in the Jholaput forest area under Padua Police Station, near the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border.
More than 180 litres of hashish oil, extracted from cannabis, were seized. The estimated market value of the confiscated oil stands at approximately Rs.225 crore.
Acting on credible intelligence inputs, a special team was constituted under the direction of the DIG (Sou...