50 kg ganja worth Rs 5 lakh seized, 3 arrested

Bhubaneswar: Special Crime Unit has arrested three ganja smugglers from Lodge Mega Residency, Jaidev Bihar.
Those arrested have been identified as Ashok Kumar Naik of Sagadiyasahi in Kandhamal district, Dushasan Dalei of Nantikiri village in Jajpur district and Rabi Chandra Digal of Kalinga village in Kandhamal district.

The smugglers had rented a room in this lodge for the last one month at Rs 6000 per month, where they were storing ganja to escape the attention of the police and retailing it in the Twin City. One of the three accused detained is a peddler from Panikoili, who was to collect the consignment from the lodge in an auto rickshaw today.
The auto rickshaw and a bike used to transport this ganja have also been seized along with cash and mobile phones. The accused persons will be produced in the court tomorrow after the completion of the investigation process.

Details of seized property:

An Auto Rick Shaw Bearing Reg. Serial Number OR-07-V-2019
A Hornet Bike NoOD-33-S-4499
50 kg cannabis (ganjei)
four mobile phones
Rs 15,000 cash