Chhattisgarh Police on Tuesday seized 390 kg of cannabis valued at Rs 78 lakhs and arrested two persons in Mahasamund district who were transporting it from Odisha to Chhattisgarh.
Mahasamund Additional Superintendent of Police Megha Tembhurkar told The Pioneer that the arrested men were Jay Prasad Rajwade (23) and Arvind Rajwade (25), both from Surguja district.
The action was taken after a tip that the contraband was being transported to Chhattisgarh from Odisha via National Highway 53.
Police intercepted a pick-up van in Batki village. The cannabis weighing 1 kg each was stuffed in 390 packets inside 11 gunny bags and hidden under vegetables.
Two mobile phones, Rs 1,000 in cash and the vehicle were also seized.