Police on Thursday seized 77 Kg marijuana being smuggled secretly from Odisha to Nepal in Simdega district during a crime control vehicle checking drive and arrested two smugglers. The estimated price of the seized marijuana in international markets is approximately Rs 38.5 Lakh.
During the drive police stopped a jeep bearing Jharkhand registration number near Bolba. As soon as the vehicle stopped two people jumped out of it and were apprehended by the policemen present.
The two persons were identified as Manish Kumar Sahu from Sudargarh and Devendra Sabar from Sambalpur, Odisha. During the search two registration plates of the vehicles were found and huge amount of marijuana hidden in a secret box in the vehicle was recovered.
During the investigation it was revealed that the duo was on way to Nepal through Jharkhand and Bihar. A case under relevant sections of IPC and NDPS Act has been registered at Bolba Police Station in the matter.
The members of the Bolba police station under the leadership of SHO, Bolba are being specially rewarded with cash for this commendable achievement. In the last eight months, various police stations and Out Posts have arrested 26 smugglers with a total of 1721.35 kg of ganja, in which a total of 12 vehicles have also been seized, informed Simdega SP Shams Tabrej.