Odisha Police Forms SIT After Major Hashish Oil Seizure and Arrests in Koraput

Odisha Police formed a Special Investigation Team to investigate a hashish oil trade racket after seizing 1,800.5 litres of hashish oil worth over Rs 225 crore and 1,000 kg of ganja near the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border. A temporary manufacturing unit was dismantled in Koraput district's dense forest. Six people, including the alleged kingpin Allen Jayaraj from Kerala and local facilitators, were arrested following extensive search operations involving boat patrols and drones.