Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
🇮🇳 India · Anti-narcotics agency · 39 reports
- People arrested
- 403
- Plants destroyed
- 1,813,937
- Cannabis seized
- 12.0358 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Kerala man held with 1 kg hashish on bus in Bhopal
Govindpura Police and the Narcotics Control Bureau arrested 25-year-old Kerala resident Sheezan Khan near Govindpura Police Station in Bhopal with around one kilogram of hashish. Police valued the hashish at around Rs 30 lakh, and the NCB is questioning him about its source and intended recipient in Hyderabad.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1 kgSurat police arrest 320 in 257 narcotics cases in 2026 so far; 178 involve ganja
Surat City Police registered 257 narcotics cases and arrested 320 people in 2026 up to the end of October, 178 of the cases involving ganja and 219 arrests. Police seized 414 kg of ganja valued at Rs 1.92 crore, part of a haul worth Rs 3.34 crore across all 257 cases.
Arrested 320Cannabis 414 kgOne arrested as police seize 13.44 kg of ganja from a car near Hajipur Junction
Vaishali police arrested Ritik Roshan and seized 13.440 kg of ganja from a Swift car near Hajipur Junction late on 28 October 2026 as part of a district campaign called Operation Neelkanth. Police put the value of the haul at about 3 lakh rupees and said Roshan had bought cannabis in Motihari and sold it in Vaishali for six months.
Arrested 1Cannabis 13.44 kg1,300 hectares of illegal cannabis destroyed in Kullu between September and October
Police in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district said a drive from 9 September to 24 October 2026 destroyed illegal cannabis cultivation across nearly 1,300 hectares, with 13 FIRs registered at six police stations. Six agencies took part, from the Narcotics Control Bureau to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, and police said the campaign would continue.
Area 1,300 haThree get 10 years for charas hidden in car speaker
A Special Court in Rupnagar sentenced three men to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment each on 22 October 2026 for trafficking 3.65 kg of charas hidden in a car speaker on the Sirhind-Patiala road in 2021. The NCB secured the conviction with Rs 2 lakh fines on each.
Charged 3Cannabis 3.65 kgPrison 10 years37,000 plants destroyed across 25 acres in Sepahijala drive
A joint NCB, CRPF, BSF, police, forest and TSR operation destroyed about 37,000 cannabis plants across 25 acres of forest land at Radhanagar, Debipur and Urangan Bari in Tripura's Sepahijala district on 16 October 2026.
Plants destroyed 37,000Area 10.1 ha52,000 plants burnt as Boudh launches zero-cultivation mission
Manamunda police uprooted and burnt about 52,000 cannabis plants in the Bhalu Pahad forest near Bagidia village on 14 October 2026, opening the district's Zero Cannabis Cultivation mission. A case was filed against unidentified growers under the NDPS and Forest Acts.
Plants destroyed 52,0001.33 lakh plants destroyed on 57 hectares in Udaipur raid
NCB Jodhpur with the ANTF and Rajasthan Police destroyed about 1.33 lakh cannabis plants over 57 hectares at Mandwa village in Kotra tehsil on 14 October 2026 under Operation Ganjagaveshana. The crop was valued at Rs 199.50 crore; a case was registered at NCB Jodhpur.
Plants destroyed 133,000Area 57 ha592 acres of cannabis destroyed in Himachal's Parvati Valley
Narcotics, border and state police with forest staff destroyed cannabis across about 592 acres (240 hectares) of high forest in Kullu's Parvati Valley over two months. Plants were cut down on the spot at 2,100 to 3,050 metres, with photos and GPS locations recorded.
Area 239.6 haRajasthan man gets 10 years for trafficking 54 kg of ganja
A special NDPS court in Guna sentenced Rajasthan resident Rajesh Pal to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 1 lakh fine on 8 October 2026 for trafficking 54.380 kg of ganja from Andhra Pradesh toward Delhi. NCB officers had intercepted his car at Bhopal Bypass Chauraha in Guna in August 2019.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 54.38 kgPrison 10 yearsNCB-ANTF destroy 7,577 ganja plants at Nayavas under Operation Shankar
NCB Jodhpur, Rajasthan ANTF and Rajasthan Police destroyed 7,577 ganja plants grown on about 10 bighas at Nayavas village in Kotda tehsil, Udaipur, on 7 October 2026 under Operation Shankar. Zonal director Ghanshyam Soni said the crop would have yielded about 2,273 kg of ganja worth some Rs 12 crore.
Plants destroyed 7,577Cannabis 2.273 tNCB seizes 500 kg of ganja hidden among steel pipes in Nagpur
NCB Mumbai intercepted a goods truck in Nagpur on 4 October 2026 and seized 500 kg of ganja concealed among steel pipes, arresting the driver, the receiver and an associate of an Odisha-to-Maharashtra trafficking network.
Arrested 3Cannabis 500 kgJoint teams destroy cannabis on 25 hectares at Tosh and Malana
Joint teams of the NCB, ITBP, task force, police and forest staff destroyed illegal cannabis across about 25 hectares at Tosh and Malana in the Kasol forest range of Kullu around 27 September 2026, including about 1.2 million plants on 10 hectares at Tosh.
Plants destroyed 1,200,000Area 25 haTwo jailed for 10 years over 1,127 kg of ganja in Nanded
The special NDPS court in Biloli, Nanded, sentenced truck driver Gokul Narayan Rajput and co-driver Sunil Yadav Mahajan to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment each on 8 September 2026 for trafficking 1,127 kg of ganja. NCB officers had intercepted their truck near Manjram village in November 2021.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 1.127 tPrison 10 yearsCouple arrested with 3 kg hashish bound for Sri Lanka in Chennai
The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested a Madurai-based couple near Chennai's Porur toll plaza and seized 3 kg of hashish allegedly bound for Sri Lanka. The woman, Sivagamasundari, was found to have links to deceased Sri Lankan gangster Angoda Lokka and a prior 2020 forgery case.
Arrested 2Cannabis 3 kgMalaysian held at Chennai airport with 4 kg of hydroponic cannabis
Indian Customs detained a 54-year-old Malaysian man from Perak at Chennai International Airport after he arrived from Bangkok with 4 kg of hydroponic cannabis concealed in his luggage. Malaysian police say the supply came from Thailand and they are checking whether he was a recruited drug mule or part of a syndicate.
Arrested 1Cannabis 4 kgMan held at Sonauli border with 2.3 kg hydroponic weed worth Rs 1 crore
Sashastra Seema Bal personnel arrested a 34-year-old man from Tamil Nadu at the Sonauli border in Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh, with about 2.3 kg of hydroponic weed that officials valued at around Rs 1 crore. He said he had come from Thailand through Nepal, and he was charged under the NDPS Act while investigators looked for the wider network.
Arrested 1Cannabis 2.3 kgMyanmar national held at Sonauli with 4.5 kg hydroponic weed
Maharajganj Police and SSB arrested 30-year-old Myanmar national Phyo at the Sonauli border, seizing 4.532 kg of hydroponic weed valued at about Rs 4.5 crore. He was handed to the NCB in Gorakhpur as officials probed a Thailand-Kathmandu-Nepal route allegedly bound for Delhi.
Arrested 1Cannabis 4.532 kg702 kg of ganja hidden among groceries seized in Gondia; two arrested
The Mumbai unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau stopped a truck in Gondia district, Maharashtra, on 21 May 2026 and seized 702 kg of ganja hidden among grocery items, arresting two men. The agency says the consignment came from Odisha and was meant for drug syndicates in Nagpur, Gondia, Pune and Mumbai and for retail sale in Maharashtra and Goa.
Arrested 2Cannabis 702 kgMan held with 327 kg marijuana near Nepal border in Maharajganj
Sashastra Seema Bal arrested 37-year-old Ranjeet Giri near the Indo-Nepal border in Maharajganj with 327.17 kg of marijuana in 21 bundles in his truck. Officials valued the haul at over Rs 20 crore and handed him to the Narcotics Control Bureau under the NDPS Act.
Arrested 1Cannabis 327.17 kgRajasthan team destroys 5,860 cannabis plants near Delwara
Rajasthan's Anti-Narcotics Task Force and the Narcotics Control Bureau found cannabis concealed among wheat near Delwara and destroyed 5,860 plants during Operation Ganjajuli. Patrika reported that police arrested one man who was preparing packets for sale.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 5,8605 arrested as NCB seizes 77.6 kg hashish oil, 2 kg charas
The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested five people in Telangana and Tamil Nadu, seizing 77.6 kg of hashish oil and 2 kg of charas moved from Nepal for shipment to Sri Lanka by sea. The agency valued the drugs at about Rs 10 crore and said a Sri Lanka-based financier coordinated the network, with a fishing boat held for a planned mid-sea transfer.
Arrested 5Cannabis 79.6 kgNCB seizes 170 kg of ganja hidden under fish feed in Sagar, arrests one
The NCB's Indore team stopped a truck at Titarpani Toll Plaza in Sagar district overnight on 8-9 August 2024 and seized 170 kg of ganja hidden under fish-feed sacks, arresting one person. The consignment had come from Devgaon in Maharashtra and was bound for Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh.
Arrested 1Cannabis 170 kgNCB seizes 628 kg of ganja hidden under rice bran in Bemetara, arrests five
The NCB's Indore team seized 628.42 kg of ganja hidden under rice-bran sacks in a truck at a dhaba in Bemetara district on 15 February 2024, arresting five people. The consignment had come from Sonepur district in Odisha and was bound for Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.
Arrested 5Cannabis 628.42 kgOver 80,000 cannabis plants destroyed in three Tripura operations
Tripura Police and BSF teams destroyed more than 80,000 cannabis plants in three operations across Unakoti and Sepahijala districts on 18 December 2023. Police burned 20,000 mature plants in a forest reserve, while two BSF-led drives cleared 15 and 18 acres (6.1 and 7.3 hectares).
Plants destroyed 80,000Area 13.4 ha298,500 cannabis plants destroyed on 149 acres in Tripura's Sepahijala
About 298,500 cannabis plants spread over 149.25 acres (60.4 hectares) of forest land in Tripura's Sepahijala district were destroyed on 16 December 2023, one of the biggest clearances of cannabis cultivation in the state up to then. The drive was part of the state's war on drugs, carried out with police, paramilitary and forest officials.
Plants destroyed 298,500Area 60.4 haNCB cruise-ship raid arrests Aryan Khan, later cleared for lack of evidence
India's Narcotics Control Bureau raided the Goa-bound Cordelia cruise in October 2021 and arrested 20 people, including actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, seizing 21 grams of charas among other drugs. In May 2022 the agency's chargesheet cleared Khan and five others, saying there was insufficient evidence against them.
Arrested 20Cannabis 21 gNCB seizes 3,400 kg of ganja from truck on Hyderabad ring road
A joint NCB team stopped a Maharashtra-registered truck at a toll booth on Hyderabad's ring road on 28 August 2021 and seized 3,400 kg of ganja hidden under nursery saplings. Three men from Latur district were arrested and officials valued the haul at about Rs 21 crore.
Arrested 3Cannabis 3.4 tNCB seizes two tonnes of ganja hidden in truck near Hyderabad
Officers of the Narcotics Control Bureau's Bengaluru and Hyderabad units intercepted a truck near the Pedda Amberpet toll plaza in Hyderabad and seized more than two tonnes of ganja concealed among cashew shells, arresting four suspects in what officials called the zone's biggest seizure.
Arrested 4Cannabis 2 tFour arrested in Kochi with 1.5 litres of hashish oil
Kochi City police arrested three Maldivians and a Tamil Nadu man in a hotel parking ground with 1.5 litres of hashish oil hidden in shampoo bottles, which police valued at about US$246,500. Officers said the group belonged to a Hong Kong-based network called Kona Gold and planned to fly the oil to the Maldives through Nedumbassery airport.
Arrested 4Cannabis 1.5 kgMumbai court hands first death sentence for repeat hashish trafficking
A special narcotics court in Mumbai sentenced Kashmiri resident Ghulam Malik to death for a repeat hashish-trafficking offence, the first capital sentence of its kind in the city, imposed as mandatory under section 31A of the NDPS Act after convictions in Gujarat and Mumbai cases.
Cannabis 189.8 kgMandi villagers destroy 1,000 bighas of cannabis to avoid detection
Villagers in four panchayats of Mandi's Bali Chowki tehsil destroyed cannabis growing on 1,000 bighas, along with their maize crop, to avoid an NCB and police anti-cannabis drive in September 2005. The joint team itself destroyed 60 bighas a day on 19 and 20 September after walking more than 20 km into remote forest areas.
1,700 bighas of cannabis destroyed in nine-day Kullu drive; 20 held in Tosh raid
A Narcotics Control Bureau and Kullu police team raided Tosh village in the Manikaran valley on 6 October 2004, catching 20 Nepali workers and booking five villagers, and destroyed over 500 bighas of cannabis there. Over nine days the joint team reported destroying more than 1,700 bighas, about 138 hectares, across the Malana, Magic, Waraichin, Belang and Tosh areas.
Arrested 20Charged 5Area 138 haNCB and Mandi police destroy 20 acres of cannabis, book eight growers
The Narcotics Control Bureau and Mandi police destroyed illicitly cultivated cannabis on 20 acres across remote parts of Mandi district between 26 and 30 October 2003 in the closing leg of Mission Malana-II. Eight people were booked for growing cannabis on private land under Section 20 of the NDPS Act.
Charged 8Area 8.1 haNCB and Chamba police destroy 300 bighas of cannabis in week-long drive
Chamba district police and the Narcotics Control Bureau's Chandigarh zonal unit destroyed about 300 bighas of cannabis in the Kalhel, Jassourgarh and Bharada-Lesuin belts during a week-long operation ending 13 November 2002. Acting on joint intelligence, the teams cleared the plantations; no arrests were reported.
104 officials destroy 500 bighas of cannabis in Kullu in five-day drive
A combined team of 104 customs, Narcotics Control Bureau and police officials destroyed cannabis growing on 500 bighas across four areas of Kullu district between 27 and 31 October 2002. No one had been prosecuted for the cultivation, and the agencies said they would seek education and alternative crops before taking action under the NDPS Act.
NCB intercepts 75 kg of ganja in a Maruti on a Hooghly road
Narcotics Control Bureau officers led by Superintendent D.K. Ghosh stopped a Maruti on 30 May 2002 in Hooghly district and seized 75 kg of ganja, arresting two men; bureau sources linked the load to smuggling from near Dimapur in Nagaland toward Kolkata and Hooghly markets.
Arrested 2Cannabis 75 kgWild cannabis cleared from 15 acres in Delhi memorial parks
The Narcotics Control Bureau destroyed wild cannabis growing over about 15 acres in the Shantivan and Shaktisthal areas of Delhi after it was detected on 22 and 23 March 2001; with the growth wild, no one could be held responsible.
Area 6.1 haPolice and NCB seize 62 kg of hashish at Faryari More in Kullu
Police and Narcotics Control Bureau officers seized 62 kg of hashish from Faryari More village in Himachal Pradesh’s Banjar valley on 30 July 2000 after a decoy deal, arresting panchayat pradhan Khub Ram and villager Ram Singh Tung; the NCB zonal director put the haul at about Rs 100 million in international street terms.
Arrested 2Cannabis 62 kg