Police seized more than 4.5 quintal of ganja near Podaghat Chhak under Chitrakonda block in the district on Monday night and arrested a person in the connection.
The accused was identified as Ranjit Kumar Garnaik, a resident of Purunagada village under the Chendipada police station in Angul district.
Police sources said Mudulipada police, while frisking vehicles on State Highway-47 on Monday night, on suspicion intercepted a speeding pick up van on its way from Balimela to Govindpalli .Spotting the police Ranjit and the driver tried to flee from the spot.
Ranjit was nabbed by police but the driver managed to flee from the spot taking advantage of darkness.
During search, the cops recovered as many as 16 bags of ganja weighing around 477.450 kg from the vehicle. They also seized the vehicle and two mobile phones from Ranjit.
The accused have allegedly procured ganja from Chitrakonda and were transporting it to Angul, police said.
A case has been lodged under the NDPS Act in the connection and the arrestee would be produced in court, said a police official.