Police seized a truck loaded with 11.14 quintal of ganja in the Jeypore Sugar Company Ltd (JSCo) area in Rayagada district on Saturday night.
The seized contraband was valued at around Rs 1 crore, revealed an initial investigation. Acting on a tipoff, a team of the Rayagada police led by IIC Nihar Ranjan Pradhan frisked the truck parked at the JSCo locality and found the contraband packed in 45 polythene bags. Following the seizure, the truck was brought to the Rayagada police station and the ganja was measured in the presence of a magistrate.
Police source said the truck driver fled from scene. The preliminary investigation revealed that driver hails from Maharashtra.
A probe was underway to ascertain whether driver was engaged in illegal supply of ganja or truck was carrying other goods along with the contraband.