Chhattisgarh Police on Thursday seized 100 kg of cannabis valued at Rs 7 lakhs and arrested here seven persons who were transporting it to Madhya Pradesh from Odisha.
Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Yadav identified the seven as Santosh Pal (35), Bharat Gupta (22), Trilochan Bagh (50), Lakshyapati Sahu (36), Laxmikant Mohre (28), Sadanand Bhoi (32) and Lurparaj Pradhan (26).
Pal hails from Kanker district while Gupta is a resident of Durg district. The other five are from Odisha, Yadav said.
The action was taken based on a tip that the contraband was coming from Odisha, he added.Police intercepted a Bolero and a car near the FCI godown gate in Mandir Hasaud police station limits.