Police officers said personnel of the Kohima police manning Peducha check gate on National Highway-29, while conducting regular checking and frisking, intercepted a truck and recovered 450 kg of banned contraband ganja concealed in 30 packets.
The contraband was worth Rs 22.50 lakh in the open market, the officers said.
Three persons including a woman, identified as Mora Pochury, Yerothe Pery and Apele Lohe were arrested smuggling the contraband.
A case has been registered in this connection at Sechu (Zubza) Police Station under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act for conducting further investigation, they added.