date:Nov 08, 2019
tnam and recovered the contraband.
In a bid to evade checking, the accused were transporting marijuana concealed under a load of bananas. 29 bags of marijuana -weighing 25 kg each- were recovered from the vehicle. The smugglers allegedly procured the contraband from the interior parts of Visakhapatnam agency and transporting it to Uttar Pradesh, an official said.
The Excise and Prohibition officials have intensified checks on the smuggling in the district in the wake of the harvesting season o