India, March 9 -- Police claimed to have foiled a ganja smuggling attempt and seized more than one quintal of the contraband from a truck during a crackdown on the illegal drug trade in Odisha's in Sundargarh district. Two persons have been arrested in connection with the smuggling operation. The accused have been identified as Ajay Kumar and Virendra Pal, both residents of Punjab. Police also seized three mobile phones and Rs6,100 in cash from their possession.
As per reports, Sundargarh Town Police, acting on specific intelligence, intercepted a truck suspected of transporting ganja while it was travelling towards Rourkela from Sambalpur.
Contraband worth around Rs30 lakh being smuggled to Ludhiana
Preliminary investigation revealed ...