Archive · 25 Dec 2025
NCB Arrests 5 in Hashish Oil Trafficking Case
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) caught five people in Andhra Pradesh who were part of a group that was illegally moving hashish oil.
This happened at a train station in Visakhapatnam.
The group included two people from Kerala who were supposed to receive the oil, one person from Andhra Pradesh who supplied it, and two others who were helping to transport it.
They were carrying 4 kg of hashish oil, which is a type of cannabis product often mixed with tobacco for smoking.
The NCB worked with the Railway Protection Force to make these arrests.
NCB arrested five people in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, for hashish oil trafficking.
The operation was conducted at Duvvada railway station in coordination with the Railway Protection Force.
4 kg of hashish oil was seized during the operation.
The arrested individuals include two from Thrissur district, Kerala, one supplier from Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, and two carriers, including a woman.
The group traveled from Paderu to Duvvada by bus to transport the contraband to Kerala.
- Who
- Five individuals, including a woman, two from Thrissur district, Kerala, one supplier from Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, and two carriers
- What
- Arrest of five people involved in hashish oil trafficking
- When
- Wednesday, December 24, 2023
- Where
- Duvvada railway station, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- To disrupt a hashish oil trafficking network
- Agency Involved
- Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
- Location of Arrest
- Duvvada railway station, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
- Date of Operation
- Wednesday (December 24, 2023)
- Amount Seized
- 4 kg of hashish oil
- Number of Arrested
- 5 (including 1 woman)
- Origin of Hashish Oil
- Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh
- Intended Destination
- Thrissur district, Kerala
