Koraput: The police have seized around 10 quintal of ganja and arrested five persons on the charge of smuggling the contraband in Koraput district.
According to sources, the police, acting on a tip-off, searched a Mahindra pickup van and a motorcycle near Kokriguda Chhak under Semiliguda police limits on Friday. During the search, the police found 1,000 kg of ganja.
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The police arrested five persons who were in possession of the contraband and forwarded them to court on Saturday. A case under several sections of the NDPS Act, 1985 has been registered at Semiliguda police station.
