Jammu, Feb. 18 -- A total of four quintals (400 kg) of ganja was seized by the police in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana and eight persons from Haryana, who were allegedly transporting the narcotic substance were arrested, the police said on Saturday.

A police team during vehicle checking at Bhadrachalam of the district on Friday found the ganja concealed in plastic trays and doormats in a private bus and was being transported to Hyderabad from Odisha's Malkangiri district by the eight persons.

The seized ganja worth over Rs 1 crore in the grey market was bought by the accused from Odisha and was being transported to Hyderabad for distribution, Bhadradri Kothagudem district superintendent of police B Rohith Raju said. A case ...