Chhattisgarh Police on Friday seized 135 kg of cannabis valued at Rs 13.51 lakhs and arrested two men in Kabirdham district who were taking it from Odisha to Madhya Pradesh.
Kabirdham Additional Superintendent of Police Manisha Thakur Rawate told The Pioneer over telephone that Rohit Kudei (27) and his accomplice Durbhsha Pradhan (28) hail from Odisha.
The action was taken on a tip that the contraband was being taken to Madhya Pradesh via the Kabirdham National Highway NH-30.
Police intercepted a vehicle in which the drugs were packed in gunny bags and hidden in a modified chamber. The vehicle was also seized. Kudei was the driver.