Police seized 1,100 kg ganja (cannabis) worth Rs 2.20 crore from a truck in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund district and arrested two suspected smugglers, a senior officer said on Tuesday.The cannabis was concealed under a pile of jackfruits in the truck which was transporting the contraband from Odisha to Uttar Pradesh, he said.
On a tip-off, the truck was intercepted on Monday at Temri Naka when it was headed towards Mahasamund, superintendent of police Praful Thakur said.He said the cannabis was packed in bags of 10-kg each which were hidden under the jackfruits.
Police seized 1,100 kg ganja (cannabis) worth Rs 2.20 crore from a truck in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund district and arrested two suspected smugglers, a senior officer said on Tuesday.The cannabis was concealed under a pile of jackfruits in the truck which was transporting the contraband from Odisha to Uttar Pradesh, he said.
On a tip-off, the truck was intercepted on Monday at Temri Naka when it was headed towards Mahasamund, superintendent of police Praful Thakur said.He said the cannabis was packed in bags of 10-kg each which were hidden under the jackfruits.