Malkangiri: Malkangiri Police on Saturday busted a mobile Hashish oil or Cannabis oil manufacturing unit near Essar Chakk under Chitrakonda police station limits, in Malkangiri of Odisha, seizing 800 litres of precursors that could have produced Hashish oil worth an estimated Rs 100 crore.
The operation was carried out early on May 3 under the leadership of SDPO Chitrakonda Pradosh Pradhan. SP Malkangiri supervised the entire operation, said Dr K V Singh, IPS, DIG of Police, South Western Range, Koraput.
Seizures made:
- 800 litres of precursors that would have been used to manufacture 800 litres of Hashish oil worth Rs 100 crore
- 50 kg ganja
- 2 litres of Hashish oil
- Complete mobile manufacturing unit with specialized extraction equipment
- One AP-registered vehicle with a falsified registration number used for transporting materials
Background:
Over the past few days, Malkangiri Police had received intelligence that a Hashish oil manufacturing unit was likely to become operational in the Chitrakonda area. Multiple raids were conducted to bust the unit. However, due to intense police pressure, the entire set-up was being shifted to various locations by syndicate members.
Finally, on May 3 morning, police intercepted the vehicle carrying the clandestine mobile manufacturing unit near Essar Chakk while it was heading towards the Sileru area.