Boudh: A huge quantity of ganja valued at over Rs 2.8 crore was seized from a forest area of Odisha’s Boudh district.
The cannabis weighing around 28 quintal was hidden by smugglers inside Matagadu Dunkan forest area under the jurisdiction of Boudh Sadar police station.
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Acting on an information, a team of police personnel carried out a search operation and seized the ganja packed in large sacks with plans to smuggle it to some other state, sources said.
A country-made rifle was also seized from the site. The estimated value of the seized cannabis was put at over Rs 2.8 crore.
The smugglers, however, managed to escape and efforts are on to nab them. A case has been registered and an investigation is in progress.
