An ambulance carrying ganja worth lakhs of rupees was seized by the Mudulipada police in Malkangiri district late on Thursday night. However, no arrest has been made in this connection till yet.
Sources said an unidentified person was smuggling the contraband in the ambulance on the Mathili-Khairaput bypass road. A police team was conducting patrolling at that time near Mathili. The ambulance driver lost control over the vehicle while trying give the cops a slip, following which the ambulance skidded off the road.
While the driver managed to escape from the spot, the police team seized three sacks containing cannabis from the ambulance and took the vehicle to police station.
An investigation into the incident was on, police said.