Rajendragram police found 211 kg 99 g of ganja, estimated by police to be worth 21.19 lakh rupees, in an abandoned car near Anchalpur in Madhya Pradesh's Anuppur district on the night of 29–30 October 2026. The driver ran into the forest and escaped; police registered a case against an unknown accused and were looking for him and the car's owner.
Cannabis 211.099 kg
The Nicosia district court remanded a 22-year-old man in custody for eight days on 30 October 2026 after police seized about 6.4kg of cannabis, including 2.56kg found in a parcel from abroad. The parcel had been declared as Lego toys and was addressed to a recipient in Engomi; a taxi driver who collected it was arrested and later released when no evidence was found against him.
Arrested 2Cannabis 6.4 kg
Ahraura police in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur district arrested Viresh Kumar Mahto, a ganja smuggler for whom a ₹25,000 reward had been offered, on 30 October 2026 and seized 10.1 kg of cannabis and ₹11,000 in sale proceeds. Police said he was wanted in two NDPS cases at Madihan police station and had seven cases registered in several districts.
Arrested 1Cannabis 10.1 kg
A surveillance operation in Cantepau, Albi, on 27 October 2026 led anti-crime police to arrest a man suspected of acting as a "sacocheur", an intermediary who carries drugs or cash for a network. He was sentenced to 13 months in prison after police seized 158.1 g of cannabis resin, 190 g of herbal cannabis, 33 g of cocaine and €880 in cash.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 348.1 gPrison 13 months
A Grodno court convicted a 59-year-old man of illegally acquiring and storing marijuana without intent to sell after he found a jar of it near the railway station in June, took it home and used part of it. He was sentenced to two years' restriction of liberty without being sent to an open-type correctional institution, and the verdict could still be appealed.
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A patrol watching a car park by rue Chopin in Besançon on 27 October 2026 arrested two men and seized 5 g of cannabis resin and 2 g of herbal cannabis, plus 516 g of resin at one home, along with heroin and cocaine. The 28-year-old, who admitted keeping a stash for a week, was jailed for five months; the 18-year-old was referred to the prosecutor.
Arrested 2Charged 1Cannabis 523 gPrison 5 months
Kotwali police in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district arrested Amarjeet Yadav near Ibrahimpur village on 30 October 2026; the bag he was carrying held 1 kg 441 g of ganja. A first information report was registered under the NDPS Act and he was sent to jail.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.441 kg
A Lauderdale County sheriff's deputy stopped Co’Vaunte Harrell, 22, of Birmingham, Alabama, on Interstate 20 near Meridian before dawn on 30 October 2026, and a K9 found about 30 pounds of marijuana in the car. Harrell was charged with trafficking in a controlled substance and his bond was set at $250,000.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 13.61 kg
The Special Judge-II court acquitted Baldev Kumar and Suman Das in the Gutkar charas case, finding contradictions between police and independent witness accounts. Police had said they found 1.111 kg of charas in the driver's seat cover of the car they were travelling in at Gutkar on the night of 25 February 2023.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 1.111 kg
Police in Bareilly detained a father and son after raiding a roadside kiosk outside the Hardaspur police outpost on 29 October 2026, seizing about 100 g of charas and some illegal liquor. Both were produced in court the next day and sent to jail after a case was registered against them under the NDPS Act and the Excise Act.
Arrested 2Cannabis 100 g
Anantnag Police arrested five men in four anti-drug operations at Srigufwara, Mattan, Malakhnag and Sangam, recovering 1.570 kg of charas powder, seven grams of charas, 30.4 grams of brown sugar and 13 grams of heroin. Police registered cases under the NDPS Act and said investigations were continuing.
Arrested 5Cannabis 1.577 kg
Local Police in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria arrested four middle-aged men on the night of 29–30 October 2026 after stopping their car for running a red light and finding 700 grams of marijuana and 27 grams of hashish pollen inside. Two of the men said the marijuana belonged to the driver, who also tested positive for cocaine and was given an administrative penalty.
Arrested 4Cannabis 727 g
Nedumbassery police arrested Ragesh, 32, in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, after he spent two years on the run as a tourist guide. He is accused of financing a June 2024 car seizure at Athani that included 420 grams of cannabis, along with MDMA.
Arrested 1Cannabis 420 g
Drug-control officers in Ishim detained a man born in 1977 after a search of his house found five jars containing 2,622 grams of marijuana; he told investigators he bought it for personal use, and police opened a large-scale possession case with a travel restriction.
Arrested 1Cannabis 2.622 kg
Kerala Excise Department officers arrested a 31-year-old Hapur man known as Pintu in Kozhikode after finding 872 grams of ganja-laced toffees hidden in a secret box under his scooter seat. Hapur police, who have not received his full address from Kerala, are checking his record and whether associates are running a trafficking network in the district.
Arrested 1Cannabis 872 g
The Khust District Court sentenced a 33-year-old Khust resident to five years for growing cannabis in a greenhouse and in pots in his yard. Searches found about 240 plants, plus dried cannabis, scales and packaging. He stays in custody until the verdict takes effect.
Arrested 1Charged 1Prison 5 years
A 24-year-old from Le Coteau, near Roanne, was arrested during a cannabis sale on 27 October 2026 after residents reported dealing; about 40 g of resin and herb were found at his home. He was convicted under France's guilty-plea procedure and given a 10-month suspended sentence with probation and community service.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 40 gPrison 10 months, suspended with probation
Mirzapur district police destroyed 5.8 kg of ganja, 202 g of heroin and 108 g of diazepam seized in 20 NDPS Act cases, burning them on 30 October 2026 at an incinerator in Dhanupur, Prayagraj district. Police valued the drugs at about ₹43.3 lakh and said the disposal, carried out before the district Drug Disposal Committee, followed prescribed rules.
Cannabis 5.8 kg
Police in Khagaria district, Bihar, arrested Janata Devi and her son-in-law Rajiv Kumar after finding 78.160 kg of ganja hidden among maize stalks behind the family home in Kolwara village. Both were booked under the NDPS Act and sent to judicial custody; Janata Devi's husband, Narad Mandal, fled the raid and is being sought.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 78.16 kg
Mumbra police arrested 18-year-old Sahil Siraj Shaikh after an anti-narcotics patrol found 1.384 kg of ganja, valued at ₹28,229, on him at Harani Vasti in Thane. A case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and police described the arrest as part of a wider anti-drug drive in the Mumbra area.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 1.384 kg
Police in Malatya detained a suspected street-level cannabis dealer after searching his person and address, finding 2 kg 50 g of esrar (cannabis) and an unlicensed rifle. The provincial police directorate said the man was still being processed at the police station; no charge or court date was reported.
Arrested 1Cannabis 2.05 kg
Police in Novocherkassk detained a 29-year-old resident of Oktyabrsky district who they say worked as a stash courier for an online drug shop, hiding marijuana in walnut shells. Five stashes held 4.7 grams of cannabis, and a criminal case over drug sales was opened; he was to be remanded after an administrative arrest.
Arrested 1Cannabis 4.7 g
Shkodër police seized more than 56.7 kg of cannabis in ten sacks from woods and a campsite in Koman. Four men were arrested and a fifth, the brother of one of them, was left under investigation at liberty.
Arrested 4Cannabis 56.7 kg
Raigarh's special NDPS court sentenced Varun Singh to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of 1.50 lakh rupees (₹150,000) for trafficking 103.150 kg of ganja. Police arrested him on 10 September 2023 with the drug in 20 packets on the Nawapali main road, and the conviction rested on 14 witnesses and 65 documents.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 103.15 kgPrison 15 years
Police in Faridabad's Dabua police station area arrested Dharmbir, a Rajasthan resident, on suspicion of selling charas and recovered 110.80 grams of the resin from him. He was booked under the NDPS Act and had been living in a rented house in the city.
Arrested 1Cannabis 110.8 g
Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Narcotics Control arrested eight citizens in two operations: six in Qassim accused of promoting hashish and amphetamine, and two in Hail accused of possessing and promoting 2.5 kg of hashish and tablets subject to medical-sale controls. All were detained and referred to the Public Prosecution; no names or court dates were reported.
Arrested 8Cannabis 2.5 kg
Acting on a tip-off, Shirpur police raided forest land in Ambapada shivar, Dhule district, and seized about 610 kg of cannabis crop that they valued at ₹1.52 crore. No cultivator has been identified; a case was registered against unidentified people at Shirpur police station and a search is under way.
Cannabis 610 kg
Shikarpur police seized 10.4 kg of ganja hidden under a tempo seat near Kundilpur in Narkatiaganj after the occupants fled into a sugarcane field. An NDPS Act case was registered against unknown smugglers; no one had been arrested.
Cannabis 10.4 kg
Egypt's Interior Ministry said police arrested two men filmed smoking hashish in an Alexandria street — a company employee and a delivery worker — and then detained the unemployed man they named as their supplier. Hashish was found with the employee and with the supplier, who admitted holding it for sale; prosecutors are investigating.
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Paikmal police arrested three people and said a fourth accused was absconding after seizing 25 kilograms of ganja from a Chhattisgarh-registered car during checks on the Biju Expressway in Bargarh district. Officers also seized the car and three mobile phones and began an investigation.
Arrested 3Cannabis 25 kg
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