Ganja carrying auto-rickshaw seized in Ganjam, five arrested

Last Updated January 26, 2022

Berhampur, Jan 26: Ganjam district police has seized ganja carrying auto-rickshaw from Badagada-Mohan main road on Wednesday evening. A huge cache of ganja has been recovered from it and as many as five peddlers have been apprehended in this connection. Sources said Badagada police was patrolling on the Badagada-Mohana highway today. Meanwhile, a speeding auto-rickshaw passed on the way, loading some packets. Being aware of the police presence, the auto-driver raced up his vehicle to get rid of the police team’s sight. Anticipating some foul play, a team of police intercepted the auto and carried on a search operation. During the search, a huge cache of ganja was recovered from it. Following this, the contraband and the vehicle were seized with arresting the peddlers under Sections of the NDPS Act.