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|date=2026-02-28
|category=Enforcement
|title=Hashish oil kingpin and 5 associates arrested after island lab raid in Koraput
|summary=Koraput district police dismantled a clandestine hashish oil extraction unit hidden on a remote island inside Jolaput reservoir, arresting six members of an inter-state syndicate including the alleged Kerala-based kingpin Allen Jayaraj (33). The amphibious operation, launched on Feb 26, seized 1,800.5 litres of hashish oil valued at Rs 225 crore and 1,000 kg of raw ganja worth Rs 5 crore. A sophisticated improvised lab using a 28KV generator, modified pressure cookers, and chemical solvents was recovered. The lab had been operational for approximately 15 days, set up by Jayaraj who leveraged local contacts in the ganja trade along the Odisha–Andhra Pradesh border.
|source=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/hashish-oil-kingpin-5-others-arrested-by-koraput-cops/articleshow/128890165.cms
|part_of_campaign=Odisha eradication campaigns (2026)
|country=India
|admin1=Odisha
|admin2=Koraput
|locality=Jolaput Reservoir
|coordinates=18.427387, 82.562174
|growing_region=Eastern Ghats
|growing_area=Jolaput Reservoir
|agency=Koraput District Police
}}
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[[Has event date::2026-02-28]]
[[Has event category::Enforcement]]
[[Has event headline::Hashish oil kingpin and 5 associates arrested after island lab raid in Koraput]]
[[Has event summary::Koraput district police dismantled a clandestine hashish oil extraction unit hidden on a remote island inside Jolaput reservoir, arresting six members of an inter-state syndicate including the alleged Kerala-based kingpin Allen Jayaraj (33). The amphibious operation, launched on Feb 26, seized 1,800.5 litres of hashish oil valued at Rs 225 crore and 1,000 kg of raw ganja worth Rs 5 crore. A sophisticated improvised lab using a 28KV generator, modified pressure cookers, and chemical solvents was recovered. The lab had been operational for approximately 15 days, set up by Jayaraj who leveraged local contacts in the ganja trade along the Odisha–Andhra Pradesh border.]]
[[Has source URL::https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/hashish-oil-kingpin-5-others-arrested-by-koraput-cops/articleshow/128890165.cms]]
[[Has part of campaign::Odisha eradication campaigns (2026)]]
[[Has country::India]]
[[Has admin subdivision 1::Odisha]]
[[Has admin subdivision 2::Koraput]]
[[Has locality::Jolaput Reservoir]]
[[Has event coordinates::18.427387, 82.562174]]
[[Has growing region::Eastern Ghats]]
[[Has growing area::Jolaput Reservoir]]
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