BHUBANESWAR: Penthakata Marine police on Friday arrested two ganja peddlers and seized 183 kg of the contraband along with Rs 64.50 lakh cash from their possession.
The accused have been identified as Kartikeshwar Samantaray and Debendra Sahoo. Acting on a tip-off regarding stashing of ganja, police raided the rented accommodation of Samantaray and recovered the contraband. During the searches, police also recovered bundles of cash.
Puri SP Prateek Singh said a counting machine had to be deployed to establish the amount the two had kept in the rented accommodation. The accused are natives of Puri district but had taken the house on rent to carry out their illegal business. Investigation is on to uncover the entire supply chain and network of the ganja trade, he said.