Cannabis worth Rs.3 mn seized in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, August 29: Chhattisgarh Police said Saturday they had seized a truck carrying cannabis worth Rs.3 million in the state’s Bastar district.

“We seized a truck loaded with 91 sacks of ganja (Cannabis) in a village near the national highway,” Suresh Dhruv, in-charge of the Keshkal police station said.

The cannabis was estimated to be worth at least Rs.3 million.

The truck has a Chhattisgarh registration plate. The driver and helper, however, managed to escape, police said.

—IANS