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India’s Drug Crackdown Nets 1,800 Litres of Hashish Oil in Odisha and Major Cannabis Seizures Nationwide

Officials say traffickers are shifting to concentrated hashish oil that is easier to move, as airport, highway and city raids lead to arrests under the NDPS Act.

Overview

  • Koraput police raided a forest manufacturing site near the OdishaAndhra border and seized over 1,800 litres of hashish oil valued around ₹225 crore, along with ganja and equipment, with key suspects still at large.
  • DRI Nagpur dismantled an inter‑state syndicate in two linked operations, seizing 1,251 kg of ganja concealed in cover cargo and arresting four people, including an alleged mastermind.
  • Customs at IGI Delhi intercepted 23.9 kg of suspected ganja from two passengers arriving from Krabi, while Bengaluru airport officials seized 18.6 kg of hydroponic cannabis from Bangkok arrivals; all accused were arrested.
  • Navi Mumbai police arrested three suspects near Vashi and recovered 12.91 kg of hydroponic ganja, and Bengaluru city police arrested 16 alleged peddlers in coordinated raids seizing MDMA and cannabis worth ₹5.24 crore.
  • Andhra Pradesh police incinerated more than 52 tonnes of seized ganja and nearly 142 litres of hashish oil in the Visakhapatnam Range as part of intensified enforcement and follow‑through under the NDPS framework.