Koraput: In a major ganja haul, police seized over 847 kg of the contraband in Koraput district and arrested two persons for smuggling the banned drug, a police officer said on Tuesday.
A police team during patrolling on Monday stopped a truck near Bodenga chhak under Semiliguda police station limits and during the search of the vehicle found the contraband, the officer said.
"As the truck moving from Nandapur direction overtook our vehicle at a high speed our team suspected some foul play and followed it. After following it, our team was able to intercept the vehicle," said Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Sunabeda, Niranjan Behera.