The Kandhamal police arrested three persons while transporting ganja from Baliguda side to Phulbani near village Manipadar on SH No. 1. A total of 45.8 kg of ganja was seized from their car.
The arrested were identified as Ashis Bihari Kar (37) and Susanta Jena (35) from Maniabandha under Badamba police station in
Cuttack district and Salamat Khan(32) from Pankal village under Tigiria police station, also in Cuttack.
They were transporting the contraband to Cuttack in a brand new Maruti Swift Dezire car bearing registration No. OD-02-BA-6301.