Malkangiri: In a major blow to narcotics smuggling networks, Malkangiri police on Sunday seized 60 kg of hashish oil (liquid ganja) worth around Rs 8 crore near Essar Chowk under the Chitrakonda police station limits in Malkangiri district. Eight smugglers managed to flee the spot and a hunt has been launched to trace them, police said.

According to police, at around 11 am, Sub-Inspector Limai Charan Panda of Chitrakonda Police Station, along with his team, was on routine day patrolling when they received a tip-off that eight persons had gathered near Essar Chowk forest with eight motorcycles. They were allegedly preparing to transport contraband hashish oil to a buyer in Andhra Pradesh.

Acting on the information, the police team immediately proceeded to the location. However, on spotti

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