Police arrested four persons from two different places in Gajapati district on charges of illegal transportation of 39 kilos of cannabis. Ramagiri Police Station SI, N Mohanty, arrested Alekh Pradhan and Dharmendra Misal and seized a motorcycle and 14 kilos of cannabis from them. They were booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and forwarded to court.
In a second case, Ramagiri Police Station IIC, Ranjit Mohanty, along with a team, arrested two persons of Anjaraba village under R Udayagiri police limits and seized 25 kilos of cannabis worth Rs 1.17 lakh from them. They were identified as Jasa Raita and Sanjukta Raita.