Man arrested with 122.55 kg of ganja near Manikpur
Police and SSB personnel arrested a man near Manikpur in Bihar and seized 122.55 kilograms of ganja and a motorcycle. Police said they had received information that cannabis had been brought from Nepal and was to be moved elsewhere.
🇮🇳 Near Baluahi Dhar, Manikpur village, Narpatganj, Araria, Bihar · India
Arrested
1
Cannabis
122.55 kg
Vehicles confiscated
1
Agencies
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Phulkaha Police Station
Phulkaha police and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel arrested a man near
Baluahi Dhar in Manikpur village on 14 November 2026 and seized122.55 kilograms
of ganja and a motorcycle.[1]The arrested man was identified as Mohammad
Azad, a resident of Koshikapur in Nawabganj panchayat.[1]Police said the
motorcycle appeared at first sight to have been stolen.[1]
At a press conference that evening, sub-divisional police officer Rajkishore
Kumar said police had received information that people carrying ganja from Nepal
had entered India and were preparing to move the shipment elsewhere via
Manikpur.[1]Phulkaha station head Vikas Kumar Maurya went to the indicated
location with police and SSB personnel, who surrounded the area and arrested
Azad.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
122.55 kg
Vehicles confiscated
1
Agencies
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB); Phulkaha Police Station
Agency type
Border guard, Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (122.55 kg)
Activity
Smuggling, Trafficking
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Bihar
Route
Nepal → India
Sources
दैनिक भास्करbhaskar.comHIपुलिस-एसएसबी ने 122 किलो गांजा जब्त किया:फुलकाहा में एक आरोपी गिरफ्तार; बाइक भी जब्त, चोरी की होने का शक
Open questions the AI reported
No charges, plea or court outcome were reported.
The motorcycle was suspected to be stolen, but its ownership was not established.
The account relies on a police briefing and does not report the arrested man's response.
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