A special team of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of the Chennai zonal unit seized more than 200 kg of ganja from a transport vehicle on Saturday.
A senior official of the NCB said a mini-truck proceeding on Vellore-Krishnagiri Road was intercepted near the Pallikonda toll plaza based on a tip off. On inspection of the vehicle, the NCB officials found 212 kg of ganja packed in bags and concealed under garden products.
Two persons in the vehicle were arrested.
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On immediate interrogation, the accused said two more persons were involved in smuggling and were travelling in a car.
The special team immediately identified the vehicle, chased it and arrested two persons.
All the arrested were natives of Erode.
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In two other operations carried out by the NCB zonal teams of Bengaluru, two consignments of contraband material were seized and two persons arrested.