Bhubaneswar, July 6 -- Kandhamal Police have seized more than 512 kg of ganja and arrested several persons, including a suspected interstate drug kingpin from Madhya Pradesh, during a week-long anti-narcotics crackdown under Odisha's Nishamukta Abhiyan (Drug-Free Campaign).
Police sources said on Monday that a series of intelligence-led operations conducted over the past week resulted in the seizure of approximately 512.7 kg of ganja and the dismantling of a major drug trafficking network operating through the district.
Acting on specific intelligence inputs, police teams from Daringbadi, Gochhapada, Tumudibandh, Bamunigaon, Balliguda and Phiringia police stations carried out coordinated raids at multiple locations, intercepting illegal c...