The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled a hashish oil trafficking network during an operation conducted on Tuesday night. Acting on credible intelligence, a team of NCB officers, with the assistance of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), mounted a targeted operation at Duvvada Railway Station in Andhra Pradesh, resulting in the interception of five individuals, including one woman, and the seizure of four kilograms of hashish oil. Following the examination, all five persons were arrested under relevant provisions of the NDPS Act.

The arrested individuals include two persons fromThrissur district in Kerala, who were the intended receivers and had arrived in Paderu to coordinate with the supplier. The supplier, a resident of Srikakulam district, has also been apprehended. The remaining two individuals, including a woman, were employed as carriers and were tasked with transporting the contraband to Kerala for delivery to the receivers. These carriers were given money by the receivers to carry contraband to Kerala.

The receivers didn’t carry contraband themselves out of fear of getting caught in possession of the contraband. All these five persons travelled from Paderu to Duvvada by bus. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the supplier as well as both receivers have been previously involved in NDPS-related cases. NCB said, further investigation is in progress to identify and apprehend other members linked to the trafficking network.