The Padampur police in Rayagada district on Saturday recovered a huge quantity of ganja from a truck while conducting vehicle checks near the Kenduguda police outpost.
The cops intercepted the vehicle while it was from Nuagada to Raipur in Chhattisgarh. During search, 1,008 kg ganja was found in the truck which was concealed along with a whole milk powder consignment.
The accused were arrested under different sections of the NDPS Act and forwarded to court. The truck was confiscated. Further investigation was under progress, to ascertain the involvement of others in the racket.
The Rayagada police on the instructions of district SP Vivekananda Sharma have carried out a number of drives against illegal ganja cultivation in the district and destroyed thousands of plants.
Several illegal cultivators, transporters and smugglers have been arrested.