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The Odisha Police arrested two persons from Sambalpur district and seized 1 kg snake venom worth Rs 1.5 crore from their possession on November 20. The accused has been identified as Kailash Chandra Sahu and Ranjan Kumar Padhi. The Deogarh Police also laid a trap based on a tip-off to arrest them with the venom, reported PTI. ''We'll send it to a laboratory for confirmation,'' said Pratyush Mohapatra, DSP.