India, Feb. 4 -- In a major crackdown, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Special Squad busted a cannabis smuggling operation in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, where traffickers hid cannabis beneath a load of cabbage to avoid detection. A pickup vehicle carrying the contraband was escorted by a Scorpio SUV. After overnight surveillance, the NCB intercepted the vehicles near Kaptipada and seized 23 bags of cannabis, estimated to be worth over 1 crore.

As per reports, the cannabis was being transported from the Keonjhar region to Baripada via Kaptipada. On getting tip-off, the team laid a trap near the Bharadachhak area of Nuasahi, which comes under Kaptipada police station limits. They intercepted the pickup vehicle near Nuasahi Bharada Ch...