In a significant achievement, the Revenue Intelligence Department on Tuesday recovered 5.5 quintals of ganja from a vegetable laden truck here.
Acting on a tipoff, the sleuths intercepted the truck near the Khandagiri area on National Highway-16 in Bhubaneswar. Taking advantage of the vehicular traffic and congestion on the NH, the driver fled the spot abandoning the truck.
During a search, the Revenue Intelligenc officials seized the ganja worth Rs 80 lakh from the truck.Sources said the truck was transporting the contraband to Bihar from Ganjam district.