Khurda, Khurda Excise officials had a prized catch and seized more than 4 quintal of ganja while being smuggled in a van under their jurisdiction on Monday.Sources said, on a tip off,about transportation of a huge amount of ganja from Ganjam to Puri via Nirakarpur, a team of Excise officials of Tangi were hiding at Nirakarpur railway level crossing since 6 am.Once the van reached there,they intercepted it and during search, they found ganja stacked in polythene sacks and seized it.The seized ganja weighed 4 quintal and 1600 gram and its cost was estimated to be around Rs 45 lakh. The Excise officials have also arrested the van driver, identified as Purnachandra Dey of Puri, and seized a mobile phone from his possession.The sources said the van was carrying the contraband from Seragada area in Ganja district to Brahmagiri in Puri district. Investigation was on to ascertain others involved in the contraband narcotic trade.