Five held with 20.9 kg ganja in Anuppur double raid
Anuppur police arrested five alleged traffickers in separate Kotwali and Bhalumada actions, seizing 20.897 kg of ganja. The Kotwali seizure also yielded Rs 345,700 in cash and a Creta car, with cases filed under the NDPS Act.
Anuppur district police arrested five alleged ganja traffickers in two separate
actions by Kotwali Anuppur and Bhalumada police under the district anti-drug
drive directed by Superintendent of Police Ankit Soni.[1]Kotwali police
arrested two residents of Budhar in Shahdol district.[1]Bhalumada police
surrounded and caught three youths from Damoh district on 1 November under a
mango tree on Shivlahra Road at Darsagar after a tip-off.[1]
Police seized a total of 20 kg897 g of ganja from the accused in the two
actions.[1][2]The Kotwali seizure comprised 5 kg280 g of ganja, Rs 345,700 in
cash and a white Creta car valued at about Rs 10 lakh.[1]The Bhalumada search
recovered 15 kg617 g of ganja from the accused’s bags.[1][2]Police valued the
Kotwali ganja at Rs 52,800 and estimated the Bhalumada ganja at about Rs
155,000.[1]
Kotwali police registered Crime No. 576/26 and Bhalumada police registered Crime
No. 339/26, both under Sections 8/20B of the NDPS Act, the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act.[1]Police said one of the Kotwali accused already
faced NDPS cases at other police stations.[1]Police said they are questioning
the accused to trace the source of the ganja smuggling and other people linked
to the network.[1]
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Arrested
5
Cannabis
20.897 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Smuggling, Trafficking
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Bhaskar Hindibhaskarhindi.comHIअनूपपुर न्यूज: नशे के कारोबार पर पुलिस का दोहरा प्रहार, अनूपपुर में पांच तस्कर गिरफ्तार; 20.897 किलो गांजा, 13.45 लाख की नकदी और दो कारें जब्त
Amar Ujalaamarujala.comHIअनूपपुर क्राइम:ग्राहक तलाश रहे थे तीन युवक, पुलिस ने दबिश देकर 1.55 लाख का गांजा पकड़ा
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The headline claims Rs 13.45 lakh in cash and two cars, while the article text reports Rs 345,700 in cash and one white Creta car; the report uses the text figures.
The Bhalumada action is dated 1 November, but the Kotwali action has no separate date; 2 November 2026 is the article's publication date.
Only one source for this event could be opened; no second outlet or agency statement was found.
No combined police valuation for the 20.897 kg was stated, so only the two separately stated ganja values are given in the text and no value figure is set.
The accused said the ganja came from Chhattisgarh and was being taken on to Damoh; the reports do not name a specific source or supplier in Chhattisgarh.
Amar Ujala gives the police action as 1 November, while Dainik Bhaskar describes it as happening on a Monday afternoon; 1 November 2026 was a Sunday, so the exact day is not settled between the accounts.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: The accused said they had brought the ganja from Chhattisgarh and were taking it to Damoh after finding no buyers in Bhalumada.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: The accused travelled through rural routes in Chhattisgarh to reach Darsagar and then planned to head towards Kotma along village roads, police said.
Kangra district police's CIA team arrested two men from Chamba district with 1.107 kg of charas in the Sokru Dam area of Baijnath. A case was registered under the NDPS Act at Baijnath police station, and police said they were questioning the men about the source of the charas and where it was to be supplied.
Police in Sirari bazaar in Bihar's Sheikhpura district seized 150 grams of ganja from a paan stall and arrested Doman Singh, also known as Prabhakar Singh. The stall stands on Purana Station Road within 500 metres of an educational institution, and the station chief said an FIR was registered under the NDPS Act.
Bandipora police arrested two men travelling on a scooty at Gunchipora near Bakshi Bund on 11 November 2026 and recovered 914 grams of a suspected cannabis powder-like substance from them. Police registered FIR No. 244/2026 at Police Station Sumbal under the NDPS Act and said they were investigating the source of the contraband and its supply links.
Police in Station Ghanpur, Jangaon district, Telangana, arrested four men accused of selling dried ganja, including the man who bought some, and seized 40 grams of the drug, a mobile phone and 1,000 rupees in cash. Circle Inspector S. Srinivas said a case was registered against the four and they were remanded to judicial custody.
