Smuggled snails seized from Kolkata-bound buses in Odisha; 6 held

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Nov 15, 2019 at 9:26 AM Updated On : Nov 15, 2019 at 12:09 PM

Balasore: Smuggling of snails seems to be rampant in Odisha as police seized a huge number of snails from two Kolkata-bound buses near Shergarh toll gate on NH-16 in Balasore district today.

Reportedly, the Khantapada police seized hundreds of sacks containing snails, which were being smuggled to Kolkata from Dhamra in Bhadrak district in the two buses. The cops also detained six persons in this connection and interrogating them.

The two buses had registration numbers- OD-01X-1575 and OR-01 S-8771.