During checking, the accused tried to flee, and jumped into a river but were caught.
Moreover, an FIR was registered under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) Act, officially added.
The ganja was hidden under sheets of natural rubber in a truck coming from a neighboring state, officially added.
Jorabat police intercepted a four-wheeler bearing registration number ML 10C 9707 at 11th Mile in the Jorabat area and held two persons with 40 kg of ganja
During the inspection, the police found the ganja packed systematically in 12 polythene bags concealed under the hay bales
Karbi Anglong police have arrested two persons from the Lahorijan area on Friday
During seerch operation, around 1183 kg of ganja (cannabis) found in the vehicle. Two people were detained, including the driver.
A team headed by Joint Commissioner of Police Partha Sarathi Mahanta and SI Kapil Pathak seized weighing around 800 kgs of Ganja from a truck.
Four persons have also been arrested by the police in connection with the recovery
The arrested accused was taken with the police team tried to snatch the weapon of a constable and attempted to escape, sources said.
