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Ahmedabad Customs seize suspected ganja parcel from Thailand disguised as wooden blocks

Ahmedabad Customs seize suspected ganja parcel from Thailand disguised as wooden blocks

Customs officers at the Foreign Post Office (FPO) in Ahmedabad have seized a parcel originating from Thailand after discovering 467.5 grams of suspected ganja concealed inside and declared as “wooden blocks”, officials said on Tuesday. The seizure was made during the routine examination of imported parcels at the FPO. According to Customs, officers intercepted a suspicious carton arriving from Thailand that had been declared as “wooden blocks”. On opening the package, they found two polythene packets containing a substance suspected to be ganja (cannabis). The total gross weight of the suspected contraband, including the polythene packaging, was 467.5 grams. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Rs 1.49 crore ganja seized from truck in Nagpur, two Odisha men arrested

Rs 1.49 crore ganja seized from truck in Nagpur, two Odisha men arrested

The police’s Social Security Branch intercepted the truck near an eatery on the Outer Ring Road in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city on Tuesday morning. During a detailed search, it recovered 150.52 kg of ganja concealed behind 21.26 tonnes of steel coils, a police official said Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Uttar Pradesh Police seize ganja worth Rs 10 crore in Kanpur, several smugglers arrested

Uttar Pradesh Police seize ganja worth Rs 10 crore in Kanpur, several smugglers arrested

Uttar Pradesh Police seized around six quintals of ganja worth an estimated Rs 10 crore in Kanpur and arrested several alleged drug smugglers. The consignment was reportedly meant for distribution across Kanpur and nearby districts as officials probe the trafficking network Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Late-night Pune party with over 150 attendees raided; ganja, illegal smoking items seized

Late-night Pune party with over 150 attendees raided; ganja, illegal smoking items seized

Pune Police raided a late-night party in Tulapur village in the early hours of Sunday and seized ganja, banned hookah-related products and liquor allegedly being served beyond the permitted time limit. More than 150 people were present at the venue when the operation was carried out, officials said. The raid was conducted under the jurisdiction of the Lonikand police station following specific intelligence inputs regarding alleged violations at the event. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

RPF seizes 13 kg ganja worth Rs 6.5 lakh from train at Ranchi station

RPF seizes 13 kg ganja worth Rs 6.5 lakh from train at Ranchi station

In a major breakthrough, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Thursday seized 13 kg of ganja estimated to be worth Rs 6.50 lakh from Visakhapatnam-Banaras Express at Ranchi station, an official statement said on Thursday. The official statement further highlighted that RPF personnel spotted an unattended and suspicious green trolley bag under seat no. 37 of Coach no. A-2 of the train on Wednesday, as per PTI.  Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Man arrested with smuggled liquor worth ₹2.54 lakh in Secunderabad

Man arrested with smuggled liquor worth ₹2.54 lakh in Secunderabad

A man was arrested with liquor worth ₹2.54 lakh in Secunderabad by the Secunderabad Excise District Task Force (DTF). The DTF team apprehended Sharada Kumar, 28, in the early hours of Wednesday (April 15) in Shivaji Nagar, Monda Market area. The accused was found selling liquor bottles sourced from Delhi. According to officials, Sharada Kumar transported goods to Delhi and, during return trips, purchased the liquor at around ₹1,500 per bottle and sold them in Hyderabad and Secunderabad for ₹3,000 to ₹3,500. Published – April 15, 2026 07:22 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Man held with ganja, valuables worth Rs 2 lakh in Goa

Man held with ganja, valuables worth Rs 2 lakh in Goa

A 22-year-old man was arrested in Goa`s Quepem for illegal possession of suspected ganja worth around Rs. 30,000, officials said on Wednesday.  Quepem Police has registered a case against the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. A police team, led by Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) Digamber Bondre of Quepem Police Station, apprehended the accused on Tuesday at Nirmal Nagar area of Quepem in South Goa. According to the police, around 297 grams of greenish leafy substance with flowering and fruiting tops suspected to be ganja, all worth approximately Rs. 30,000 was recovered. The accused, identified as Zakir Pirzade, is a local, a resident of Quepem in Goa, police said. As part of the operation, police also recovered cash worth Rs. 20,000, one mobile phone, and one Fascino scooter, collectively valued at approximately Rs.1,50,000, from the accused. He was produced before a Judicial Magistrate which sent him to three-days of police custody. Police said that he is being interrogated to ascertain the source of procurement and backward and forward linkages in the matter. …

Caught with 82 kg ganja: Tripura High Court orders fresh trial against man after prosecution flags acquittals in 150 cases | Legal News

Caught with 82 kg ganja: Tripura High Court orders fresh trial against man after prosecution flags acquittals in 150 cases | Legal News

6 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Mar 17, 2026 01:57 PM IST Tripura High Court news: The Tripura High Court recently set aside the acquittal order of an accused caught with 82 kilogram of dry ganja (marijuana), noting that the state was not granted an adequate opportunity to secure the attendance of the witnesses as they were on election duty.  Justice T Amarnath Goud and S Datta Purkayastha also took note of submissions that around 150 cases were decided within a short span of time by the trial court, all resulting in acquittals, raising serious concerns about the conduct of prosecution in those matters. “Witnesses could not appear on certain dates as they were reportedly engaged in official duties, including election duty. It is seen from the record that without granting an adequate opportunity to the prosecution to secure the attendance of the witnesses,” the Tripura High Court said in its March 11 order.  The bench was hearing the plea of the state challenging the acquittal of an accused, Golom Rabban Ali, under the Narcotic Drugs and …

Man arrested with smuggled liquor worth ₹2.54 lakh in Secunderabad

Police seize 598 kgs ganja worth ₹2.99 crore on AP-Telangana borders, two smugglers arrested

In a huge haul, the Jeelugumilli police of Eluru district seized 598 kgs of ganja (cannabis), worth about ₹2.99 crore, being smuggled in a van. The police team led by Jeelugumilli Circle Inspector B. Venkateswara Rao and SI V. Kranthi Kumar, intercepted the van on Andhra Pradesh-Telangana border checkpost and seized the contraband being smuggled to Beed district of Maharashtra State, said Eluru district Superintendent of Police K. Pratap Shiva Kishore. “Two smugglers, Dileep Kumar Mohanty and Janardhan Pradhan, natives of Odisha, who were transporting the ganja stock were arrested at the border checkpost near Tatiyakulagudem village,” the SP said on Friday (March 06). “The accused collected the ganja stock from Burugupudi village, near Rajamahendravaram, and police caught them on Thursday. We are trying to trace the other smugglers,” said Polavaram Deputy Superintendent of Police M. Venkateswara Rao, who monitored the operation. The smugglers packed the cannabis in plastic bags and concealed them in the van, said Jangareddygudem assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Sushmita Ramanathan and trainee IPS officer Jaya Sharma. “As part of ‘Operation …

Duo held for transporting 18 kg ganja from Odisha to Secunderabad

Duo held for transporting 18 kg ganja from Odisha to Secunderabad

Police presenting the accused before the media along with the seized contraband on Friday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Two persons were arrested with 18 kilograms of dry ganja worth ₹9.14 lakh while they were transporting the banned substance from Balugaon in Odisha to Secunderabad during an operation by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) at Secunderabad Railway Station. The accused were identified as 25-year-old Abhishek Singh alias Golu Singh, a native of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh, and 23-year-old Abhishek Kumar Singh alias Abinash, a hotel worker from Kolkata. Police said the two are relatives. On Thursday, GRP and RPF sleuths jointly conducted surprise checks targeting drug peddlers on platforms and trains at Secunderabad Railway Station. During the operation, they apprehended the two accused. According to investigators, the prime accused, identified as Digal of Chilka in Odisha, is absconding. Police said that about two months ago, Abhishek Singh had travelled to Bhubaneswar in search of employment, where he came into contact with Digal, who disclosed that he was engaged …