Father-mother-son trio held for ganja smuggling in Odisha Capital

Bhubaneswar: In a crackdown on illegal ganja trade, the Commissionerate Police today seized 33.38 kg of cannabis and arrested three persons including a woman in Bhubaneswar. Acting on reliable information, the Drug Task Force of the Commissionerate Police conducted raid at a place in Jaydev Vihar under Nayapalli Police Station this afternoon.

During the search, the sleuths seized a total 33.380 kg of ganja, one car bearing registration no. OR02-AS 0148 and two cell phones from possession of the three persons.

Later the police arrested Satya Narayan Digal,  wife Padma Digal and their son Clinton Digal of Kandhamal district as they failed to provide any satisfactory answer for possessing the contraband item.

Investigation into the case is on.