2.3 tonnes of 'Ganja' seized along Bangla border

In one of the major drug seizures along Indo-Bangladesh border in recent times, security agencies recovered 2.3 tonnes of 'Ganja' suspected to be a consignment for smuggling.

The incident occurred yesterday afternoon when a patrol of the Border Security Force (BSF), along with sleuths of DRI, intercepted and seized a truck carrying the narcotic worth Rs 1.16 crore near border post Phansidewa in Ghoshpukur on national highway number 31, a senior official said.

The area is close to Indo-Bangladesh border in North Dinajpur, the official said.

Two Indians have been apprehended from the truck andhanded over to local police for further interrogation, the official added.