Muniguda police in Rayagada district, Odisha, arrested two women at the Muniguda bus stand and seized about 25 kg of ganja from them.[1][2][3][4] Police said they acted on a tip-off, kept watch at the bus stand and intercepted the two women.[1][2][3][4]

The ganja was recovered from the women’s possession, and police put its market value at over several lakh rupees.[1][3][4] Both women were arrested and forwarded to court in connection with the case.[1][4]

Police said they had begun an investigation to establish where the ganja was being taken, and that the destination and other people in the smuggling network were not yet known.[1] Police said ganja smuggling through buses and trains had been a concern in the Muniguda region and that traffickers increasingly used women as carriers, believing they attract less suspicion.[1]

Muniguda police station Inspector-in-Charge Lalit Mohan Sagar said the arrested women had been forwarded to court.[2] The ganja was weighed in the presence of Additional Tahasildar Brajagopal Das, and police estimated its market value at several lakh rupees.[2] Police said a team including second officer Urmila Sethi, Home Guard Commandant Tulu Padhi, Prabhat Raut, Subhasini Rai, Sanjukta Nundruka and Santosh Sabar took part in the operation.[2]

The two suspects were allegedly preparing to board a transit bus to transport the narcotics when officers intercepted them.[3] Both accused were produced before the court under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.[3]