MUMBAI, May 23 -- In an intelligence-led operation, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized 702 kg of Cannabis or 'Ganja' worth around Rs.3 crore and arrested two alleged drug traffickers in Gondia on Thursday after intercepting a truck carrying the contraband from Odisha to Maharashtra, officials said. The accused, identified as Prakash MD and Padamlal NM, were allegedly transporting the ganja for distribution to trafficking networks operating in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Gondia and Goa. What appeared to be a routine consignment of grocery items like detergent, toothpaste and hair dye turned out to be a carefully engineered smuggling operation. During the search operation, the NCB recovered 100 packets of ganja hidden amid the cargo from the Maharashtra-registered truck. The two accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. According to investigators, the accused allegedly confessed during interrogation that they had sourced the contraband from Odisha and had been routinely transporting bulk consignments for Maharashtra-based drug syndicates. "The consignment was to be further distributed and sold in retail to end- customers and local peddlers in multiple cities of Maharashtra and Goa, including in Mumbai," a NCB official said. The agency said efforts are underway to identify other traffickers and local peddlers linked to the network....