AURANGABAD, April 9 -- Police and the State Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) conducted a joint operation and seized 592 kilograms of cannabis from a truck on NH-139 near Hardatta village under the Amba police station limits late on Wednesday night, officials said.

They added that the driver of the vehicle was arrested and the estimated value of the seized contraband is around Rs.3 crore. The consignment, which was being transported from Odisha via Jharkhand, was meant to be delivered in Sasaram.

The arrested driver has been identified as Abdul Khan (38), a resident of Raman Bigha village under Bikramganj police station in Rohtas district.

The seizure and arrest were made during a routine vehicle-checking drive led by Amba Station House O...