Excise officials on Wednesday seized 120 kg of ganja and arrested six persons from two separate places in the State.
The officials busted a major ganja smuggling racket in Baleswar by seizing 80 kg of ganja worth Rs 6 lakh and arresting two persons near the Soro bus-stand.
In the other incident, a Flying Squad of the Excise Department seized ganja weighing 40 kg along with a car from the OMP area in Cuttack on the day. The officials also arrested four persons in this connection. The amount of the seized contraband item was estimated to be around Rs 3 lakh.