Police seized about 65 kg of ganja from two different locations in Jajpur district and the Kujang area in Jagatsinghpur district on Tuesday.
According to reports, two special squads were formed by the order of Jajpur SP Charan Singh Meena to keep vigil on illegal supply of ganja in the district.
Acting on a tip-off, a team led by Jajpur Sadar Police IIC Dushmant Nayak raided the house of Niranjan Sahoo at Kolatha village and seized 26.250 kg ganja, which was kept under the bed. In simultaneous raid by another police team led by ASI Snehalata Giri at the same village, it seized 39.100 kg ganja from puja room of a house owned by Srusingha Swain. The ganja seized would be worth around Rs 4 lakh.
The accused persons were forwarded to the court after registering two separate cases, informed Jajpur SDPO Rabindra Kumar Jena.
In another incident, Paradip Excise department arrested one Lili Pradhan in connection with illegal ganja supply in Jagatsinghpur district.
The Excise officials nabbed the accused, a resident of Badhanga area under Kujang police limits, while she was travelling with a bag containing ganja around 750 gram.