GORAKHPUR, Sept. 14 -- Kushinagar district police early on Saturday seized over 500 kg of "ganja" (cannabis) being transported from Odisha to Uttar Pradesh and arrested two smugglers near Tamkuhiraj tehsil gate on NH-28. As per the police, the estimated value of the seized narcotics is around Rs.1.25 crore in the international market.

Confirming it, Kushinagar superintendent of police Santosh Kumar Mishra the police also impounded the vehicle (a tanker) used in the illegal act. The arrested accused have been identified as Surendra Pratap Yadav of Baksha, Jaunpur, and Vijay Kumar Chauhan, a resident of Badlapur, Jaunpur. A case was registered against them under the NDPS Act at Tamkuhiraj police station, the cop added.

During interrogatio...