The contraband was being transported from Nellimetta area of the Gabbada panchayat under Narsipatnam police station limits in the district today.u00a0

However, 14 people who were involved in the operation fled the spot after seeing the police. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Narsipatnam, Vishal Gunny told PTI that those arrested have been identified as P Chandram, S Pandey, P Raman and a lday called Selvi, who belong to various parts of Tamil Nadu, besides natives of Nasripatnam like G Narasimham and B SattiBabu and C Ramu.