775 kg ganja worth Rs 70 lakh seized, two arrested

Malkangiri: Kalimela police on Tuesday seized 775 kg of ganja near Petal forest under Popalur panchayat in the district and arrested two people in this connection. The price of ganja is around Rs 70 lakh.

Both have been identified as Jagatraya Muduli (45) and Sona Muduli (45) of Muduliguda village under Chitrakonda police limits.
Acting on a tip-off, the police conducted a raid near the forest and found them with the contraband kept in sacks on Monday night. Two mobile phones, an Aadhar card and a PAN card were also seized from them, sub-inspector SK Biswas said.
Police suspect that the accused were going to take the drugs from Malkangiri to Andhra Pradesh. Investigation is going on to arrest other accused involved in this case. Biswas said, he will be produced in the court soon.