Indore, Jul 15 (PTI) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized 1,200 kg of ganja from a truck and arrested two persons for smuggling the contraband in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur district, an official said on Friday.

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Acting on a tip-off, NCB officials intercepted a truck and found the contraband hidden in the vehicle on Thursday. Two persons were arrested during the seizure, he said.

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The consignment, which was hidden between empty jute sacks, was being transported from Sonepur in Odisha to Bharatpur in Rajasthan, the official added.

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