Police on Sunday succeeded in nabbing an inter-state cannabis smuggler and seized a huge consignment of 2 quintals cannabis under Saragaon Police Station jurisdiction of the district.
Police registered a case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and is further investigating into the matter.
Police swung into action on specific information of villagers of Mudpar who held one drug peddler on suspicion and then alerted police.
There were two drug peddlers in a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) who were coming from Odisha. Villagers intercepted them near Mudpar village while they were coming from Odisha, police claimed.
One among the two fled from the spot when villagers tried to nab them. The name of arrested drug peddler is Krishna Das who hails from Kashinagar locality of Korba while police was in search of the absconding one, police said.
The vehicle was having a sticker of office-bearer of a political party and the police also found another number plate bearing registration number of Odisha from the vehicle.
Police had seized the SUV as well as the consignment of cannabis in packets and had registered case under NDPS act and was further investigating into the matter.