In a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit, carried out a series of high-impact operations over the past three days, leading to the seizure of drugs worth Rs 17.55 crore and the arrest of 10 people across Maharashtra and Goa.

Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers intercepted a truck at Bhagimahari Toll Plaza near Nagpur on National Highway-47. A thorough search led to the recovery of 522.138 kg of weed concealed beneath cover cargo of coolers, table fans and blankets. The contraband, valued at Rs 2.6 crore, was seized under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and two persons were arrested.