Chatra: A big consignment of Ganja being smuggled to Bihar from Odisha has been seized by the district police.
Police said that following a tip off a vehicle checking drive was launched on the NH-99 under Vasishth Nagar Jori Police Station area which was led by DSP Varun Devgam.
During the vehicle checking drive a goods carrying vehicle was apprehended and upon searching 700 kilograms of Ganja worth nearly Rs 50 lakh was seized and a smuggler was arrested along with a phone.
He said that the arrested smuggler hails from Ara district of Bihar while the driver managed to flee from the spot.