Kandhamal: Police have arrested two persons with the seizure of ganja in Daringbadi tehsil of Kandhamal district late last night.
The arrestees have been identified as Shahrukh Khan and Ajay Kumar Pal of Uttar Pradesh.
According to reports, the cops intercepted a 12-wheeler truck near Ambakhalia ghat on National Highway (NH) 59 in Sraniketa village and recovered 2.3 quintals of ganja from it.
The cops have also arrested two persons including the driver of the truck were arrested as they could not produce a satisfactory response regarding the possession of the banned substance.
The seized contraband has an estimated market value of over Rs 20 lakh.
According to preliminary investigation, the ganja was being smuggled to Uttar Pradesh from the Baliguda town of the district.
Further investigation is underway in this regard, police said.