Police on Sunday succeeded in nabbing two interstate cannabis smugglers and seized a huge consignment of 202 kgs under Arang Police Station jurisdiction of the district.
Station House Officer Arang, Bodhan Ram Sahu informed that the police took the action on a tip off of an informer. The drug peddlers were on way to Maharashtra from Odisha. The police intercepted them near Toll Plaza Rasni while they were coming from Mahasamund, police said.
During search operation 101 packets containing cannabis of 2 kgs each were found in dickey of the car of them.
The market value of this consignment is around 6 lakh. Police arrested two of the accused both of whom hail from Maharashtra. Police had registered case under relevant sections and was further investigating into the matter, police said.