Drugs, Ganja worth Rs 1 Crore Seized From Smart City

Bhubaneswar (Reporters Today Bureau): In a major catch, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) today seized 700 kg ganja worth around Rs 70 lakh from a coir-laden truck near Godipada toll gate in Khordha. The officials also arrested the driver of the truck and are interrogating him in this connection.

Sources said the cannabis were being smuggled to Bihar from Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh. Acting on a tip-off,  the NCB officials conducted a raid intercepted the vehicle near the toll gate before seizing the contraband item. In another seizure, the Quick Action Team (QAT)of Commissionerate Police sized 300 gram brown sugar worth Rs 35 lakh from Pahala area on Bhubaneswar outskirts this morning. The narcotic item was being transported to Bhubaneswar from Jaleswar area of Balasore district, when the cops intercepted the vehicle and seized it, sources said.

The cops also detained five persons in this connection and took them to Pahala Police Outpost for integration, sources added.