Chhattisgarh Police on Monday seized 480 kg of cannabis valued at Rs 24 lakhs and arrested two persons here when they were transporting it from Odisha to Maharashtra.
Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prashant Agrawal told The Pioneer that those arrested were Ranjan Sahu (44) and Mitthu Padyali (32), both from Odisha.
Police intercepted a truck at Urla Industrial Area in the outskirts of Raipur after a tip that the contraband was being transported to Nagpur.
The cannabis was stuffed in 16 gunny bags, the officer said.