Two Bihari youths held for smuggling ganja in Odisha’s Koraput

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jan 20, 2020 at 11:06 PM Updated On : Jan 20, 2020 at 11:10 PM

Koraput: The district police today foiled a bid of illegal transportation of ganja in Semiliguda of Koraput district. A total of 8.47 quintals of ganja along with a truck was seized and two persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in smuggling of cannabis.

The arrested persons are Sanjay Kumar and Kundan Kumar from Bihar.

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Based on reliable information, the district police had formed a special team to seize the ganja. The police team in a vehicle intercepted a 14-wheeler truck coming from Nandapur area near Bodenanga Chhak at around 11.30 am. During a search, the cops found the large quantity of ganja packaged in plastic bags in the truck.

Following this, two youths transporting the ganja were taken into police custody.