Chhattisgarh Police seized 301 kg of cannabis valued at Rs 60 lakhs and arrested two persons in Kabirdham district who were transporting the drugs from Madhya Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday.
Speaking to The Pioneer, Kabirdham Additional Superintendent of Police Manisha Thakur Rawate said the two were vehicle driver Dinesh Badhai (27) and his brother Nand Ram (25), both from Uttar Pradesh.
The action was taken after a tip that the contraband was being transported to Uttar Pradesh via Chhattisgarh on National Highway (NH) 30 on Saturday night.
Police intercepted a tractor-cum-tanker trolley in the Chilfi police station limits.
The cannabis was packed in gunny bags and hidden under a secret as well as a modified chamber inside the tanker. The vehicle was also seized.