The Koraput police and the BSF seized eight quintals of ganja from a pickup vehicle in the Machhkund area late on Tuesday night during a search operation.
However, no arrest could be made as driver and helper of the vehicle managed to escape.
As per reports, the Machhkund police and the BSF had set up a mobile check-post at night under Machhkund PS. At the check-post, the security personnel directed a speeding Mahindra pick-up vehicle to stop. But spotting the security personnel, driver of vehicle stopped it at a few metres away from check-post and fled along with helper.During search of vehicle, 169 packets of ganja weighing eight quintals, a country-made gun and six rounds of live bullets were seized from it, the police official added. The vehicle carrying contraband item was suspected to be on its way to Chhattisgarh.