Muniguda police acted on a tip-off and kept watch at the bus stand. They intercepted the two women after finding them carrying bags suspected to contain ganja.
Muniguda police station Inspector-in-Charge Lalit Mohan Sagar confirmed the seizure and said the arrested women had been forwarded to court.
The contraband was weighed in the presence of Additional Tahasildar Brajagopal Das. Police estimated its market value at several lakh rupees.
Investigators are trying to establish where the seized ganja was being transported and identify possible links in the smuggling network.
The Muniguda region has reportedly witnessed regular ganja trafficking through trains and buses. Police suspect that smugglers may be using women as carriers to avoid attracting attention during transportation.
A police team, including second officer Urmila Sethi, Home Guard Commandant Tulu Padhi, Prabhat Raut, Subhasini Rai, Sanjukta Nundruka and Santosh Sabar, was present during the operation.
