Amravati, Oct. 31 -- Police have arrested two individuals for allegedly smuggling ganja from Odisha into Maharashtra and seized over 104 kilograms of ganja, valued at approximately Rs 26 lakh, from a vehicle with concealed compartments, police officials said today.
According to police officials, the operation was carried out by a team of the Local Crime Branch (LCB). Acting on a tip-off, the team set up a checkpoint under the Mozari Dastekdi Flyover on the Nagpur-Amravati highway and intercepted a silver Bolero vehicle with no registration number.
The arrested have been identified as Ravi Ramarav Rathod (36), a resident of Bhivapur (Kuha) village in Tivsa taluka, and Akash Gautam Bhadke (32), a resident of Wai in Nandgaon Khandeshwar talu...