Mahasamund, Apr 18 (PTI) Police on Saturday seized 912.76 kg of cannabis valued at Rs 4.56 crore in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh, and arrested a man.
The contraband was being transported from Odisha to Uttar Pradesh, said an official.
The accused was identified as Abdul Naeem (42), a resident of Jharkhand.
The action followed a tip-off that contraband was being transported via National Highway 53, the police official said.
Police intercepted a truck at Palsapali check post in Basna police station limits and found cannabis packed in 29 gunny bags, hidden among crates of bananas.
In the last three months, 5,629 kg of cannabis has been seized in 72 cases and 187 persons including 135 from other states have been apprehended in the district, the official said. PTI COR KRK
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