Jeypore town police have arrested two people while driving cannabis (ଗଞ୍ଜେଇ) in a car. The two arrested were identified as Amarnath of Chhattisgarh and Abinash Kartik.
The Jeypore headquarters OIC was informed on the 25th of May that cannabis was being transported in a car from the Kolabanagar side. At the behest of the OIC, a police team led by SI Rajkishore Barik searched the Jeypore valley.
A car (CG-29A-5008) coming down the valley was stopped and after searching, a huge amount of ganja was found. Police confiscated (ଜବତ କରିବା) the car with cannabis.
The cannabis was weighed in the presence of magistrate. It contained 198 kg of cannabis. Police arrested 2 people and seized three mobile phones and Rs 2850/- from them. The estimated value of the seized cannabis is around Rs 19 lakh.