In a major success for the drive against illegal ganja trade, the Balangir police on Sunday seized one quintal of the contraband from a Bolero in the district. Acting on a tipoff, a team of police chased the vehicle in which the ganja was being transported, for around three km. They succeeded in intercepting the Bolero near a bus stand.
However, the accused driver and his associate managed to give a slip to police abandoning the vehicle. A case has been registered and investigation is underway to ascertain from where the banned contraband was being smuggled.
On Saturday, the Excise Department personnel had seized a huge cache of ganja and arrested four persons at Nirgundi toll gate in Cuttack district.