Guwahati, Jan 30 (PTI) Ganja weighing 2,300 kg was seized from a truck in Assam's Karimganj district near the interstate border with Tripura, police said.

Two persons were arrested in this connection, they said.

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"In the one of the biggest recoveries of drugs, Churaibari WP staff has just recovered a massive consignment of 2,360 kgs of ganja in a truck coming from Tripura," Karimganj Police tweeted.

An investigation has been started, it added.

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Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma complimented the police for the drugs haul.

"Compliments to @assampolice for its continued efforts in eradicating the drug menace. Keep it up," he tweeted.

Ganja weighing 256 kg was also seized from a truck in the area on Saturday night.

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