The Central Excise Intelligence, Cuttack seized a large quantity of ganja while it was being trafficked in a secret chamber of a luxury car at the Manguli tollgate on the city outskirts on Monday.
Two persons were arrested in this connection. The market value of the seized contraband was estimated to be RSs 8 lakh.
The arrested accused was identified as Kuldip Rajputra and his brother Sachin of New Delhi.
A Honda City car and cash of Rs 25,000 was recovered from their possession.
The contraband was illegally being transported from Andhra Pradesh to Delhi.
The arrested siblings had procured 81 kg of ganja from Ankapalli in Andhra Pradesh and were on their way to Delhi when they were caught..
The duo was caught by a Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) team while illegally transporting ganja in 2021. They were released on bail in June 2022 after cooling their heels behind bars for nine months.