Ganja Worth Rs 70 Lakh Seized In Odisha’s Koraput

By
OB Bureau

Jeypore: Police seized ganja worth Rs 70 lakh from a pick-up van at Matamput village in Koraput district late on Saturday night.

Acting on a tip-off on the illegal trafficking of ganja, four teams led by the SDPO of Nandapur and accompanied by the IICs of Machhkund, Lamtaput and Jalaput police stations intercepted a pick-up van at Matamput village.

Seeing the police, the driver fled the area. Police later seized 712 kgs of Ganja worth Rs 70 lakh.

Preliminary investigation has revealed that the pick-up van, having no registration number was on its way to Chhattisgarh from the border area of Andhra Pradesh.

Efforts are on to ascertain the owner of the vehicle, police said.

OB Bureau

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