Gondia, May 22 -- The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai Zone Unit (MZU) has busted a major interstate Ganja trafficking racket and seized 702 kilograms of Ganja from a truck from Gondia, Maharashtra, an official statement released on Friday said.

Acting on specific intelligence, NCB officials intercepted a Maharashtra-registered truck on May 21 and arrested Prakash MD and Padamlal NM.

"During a thorough search, the contraband was found cleverly concealed in 100 packets mixed with legitimate grocery items, including detergent, toothpaste, and hair dye," it added.

During the investigation, it came to light that the consignment was destined for multiple Maharashtra-based drug syndicates based in Nagpur, Gondia, Pune & Mumbai, it added...