District Crime Squad (CS) arrested three persons and seized cannabis (ganja) worth Rs 30,000 from their possession. The accused were rounded up following tip-off, police said on Sunday.
According to the police, two of the accused were intercepted on Padampur road near Arjunda village under Saraipali police station on the basis of information provided by the informer. The duo was carrying a bag which contained ganja weighing 6 kg, police informed. During cross-examination they informed the police that they were destined to reach home of Geshram Sidar a resident of Saraipali.
Geshram was later arrested from his home. Police further said the accused have been identified as Suresh Mehar hailing from Bargarh district Odisha and Rinku Sidar native of Odisha. Police have booked them under relevant Sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC).