255 kg Ganja seized in Bengal, 2 arrested

The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department on Tuesday seized 255 kgs of ganja from a vehicle in West Bengal's Darjeeling district and arrested two persons, an official said.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of CID officers intercepted one truck at Mahananda Barrage Road and recovered the ganja.

"Driver Md Nijam, 37, a resident of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh, and Zuneit Ahmed Choudury, 18, were arrested," he said.

--IANS

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