Over 3000 kg ganja worth Rs 2 crore seized in Odisha, 34 arrested

A major drug trafficking racket was busted in Odisha, as police arrested 34 persons and seized 3,305 kilograms of ganja (dry cannabis) from their possession.

Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) said the cost of the ganja that was seized on Saturday is around Rs 2 crore.

On June 6, a police team was attacked by drug peddlers and a police officer was reportedly injured, after which a team of 75 officials was formed to bust the drug trafficking racket, police said.

Among those arrested, 17 are from Malkangiri, 11 from Nabarangpur, 5 from Koraput and 1 from Chhattisgarh.