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Headline: NCB Busts Hashish Oil Trafficking Ring in Visakhapatnam, Five Arrested
Visakhapatnam, India – December 25, 2025 – The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Visakhapatnam Zonal Unit has successfully dismantled a significant inter-state hashish oil trafficking network, arresting five individuals in a coordinated operation at Duvvada Railway Station on December 23rd.
Acting on intelligence, NCB officers, with assistance from the Railway Protection Force (RPF), intercepted and apprehended the suspects, seizing 4 kg of hashish oil. The arrested include two receivers from Thrissur, Kerala, who coordinated with the supplier from Srikakulam district, and two carriers, one of whom is a woman, who were paid to transport the contraband to Kerala.
According to the NCB, preliminary investigations revealed that the supplier and both receivers have prior involvement in drug-related offenses. Authorities are continuing their investigation to identify and apprehend any additional members of the trafficking network.
The NCB urges the public to actively support the fight against drug trafficking and encourages anyone with information to contact the National Narcotics Helpline at 1933. The identity of informants will be kept strictly confidential.
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