The officials of Prohibition and Excise Department on Friday seized 290 kg cannabis (dry ganja), worth ₹6 lakh and arrested one person who was allegedly transporting the contraband in a goods carrier vehicle at Downuru under Narsipatnam police station limits in Visakhapatnam district.

On a tip-off, that ganja was being smuggled in a four-wheeler covered with vegetables (sweet potatoes and others), the excise officials headed by Inspector D.V.D. Raju intercepted the vehicle and recovered the cannabis, packed in about 55 bags and covered with vegetables

The arrested was identified as V .Srinu, driver of the vehicle and native of Lothugedda. Srinu confessed that the vehicle belonged to one L. Somesh and the ganja was being transported to East Godavari district.

The enforcement officials said that some peddlers have been adopting innovative methods.