4 arrested for ganja smuggling | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: Police on Friday arrested four persons, three of them from West Bengal, for alleged illegal transport of ganja at Nindhipalli in Ganjam district. Over 26 kg of ganja worth over Rs 2 lakh was seized from the accused. The accused were identified as Raju Shankar (32), Uttam Kumar Singh (36), Samir Kumar Dubey (26) of Uttarpara in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, and Dharmendra Patnaik (42) of Panchabhuti in Ganjam. The accused were trying to transport the contraband from Phulbani to Kolkata via Bhubaneswar, when police intercepted them. “Patnaik was allegedly assisting them for transporting the ganja in a private bus,” said Jeebananand Jena, inspector in-charge, Bhanjanagar police station. Police said a team rushed to Nindhipalli after getting information about ganja smuggling. On spotting the cops, the accused tried to flee. They were nabbed after a chase. During the search, the contraband was found packed in two bags. They were waiting for a bus to go to Bhubaneswar, police said.TNN
