Surat police arrested two couples while attempting to smuggle marijuana from Odisha. Police apprehended the couples, along with three accomplices, near the Batli Boy Colony in Pandesara, Surat, seizing 33.774 kilograms of marijuana valued at approximately ₹4.04 lakh from them.

Acting on a tip-off, officers stopped an auto-rickshaw and a two-wheeler escorting it. The search of the rickshaw revealed two bags, one of which contained nine packets of marijuana, leading to the arrest of Jugnu Pradhan, his wife Bharti, Bipin Malik, his wife Lakshmi, and two-wheeler driver Jitendra, also known as Jitu. The rickshaw driver, Mohanlal Vaishya, was also taken into custody.

During questioning, Mohanlal admitted that Jitendra had called him to pick up passengers from the railway station. Just the day before, he had transported Jitendra, along with the two couples and their children, to the Pandesara area. Further investigations revealed that a man named Sada from Ganjam was sending the marijuana, which was delivered through the couple to avoid suspicion.

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