Bhubaneswar: Over 10 quintal ganja was seized from a truck in Bhubaneswar and its driver was arrested, police said Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police intercepted the truck near Tamando Crossing on National Highway-16 on Friday evening, they said.
More than 10 quintal of ganja, valued at Rs 1 crore, was found in a secret chamber of the vehicle, they added.
The driver, a resident of Arrah in Bihar, was arrested.
He has confessed that he was transporting the ganja from Bihar to Jharkhand, police claimed.
A case has been registered and further investigation is underway, they said.
PTI