Police in the Amarpur police-station area of Banka district, Bihar, seized 145 kg 700 g of ganja, the Hindi name for cannabis, in a raid against drug smuggling.[1][2] The raid took place on Thursday night in Khemichak Dharaan village under Salempur panchayat near Amarpur town, across several premises holding an illicit drug network.[3]

At the home of Khemichak Dharaan resident Mahesh Bhagat, police recovered 1 kg 100 g of ganja, a mobile phone and 1,20,000 rupees in cash and arrested Mahesh Bhagat and Monu Bhagat on the spot.[3][2] Acting on their information, police raided the home of Ajit Bhagat, where 88 kg 500 g of ganja, a mobile phone and an electronic weighing scale were recovered.[3] A further search at Ajit Bhagat’s second premises yielded more than 50 kg of ganja and 2,40,000 rupees in cash.[3] A further search at Ajit Bhagat’s second premises yielded 56 kg 100 g of ganja and 2,40,000 rupees in cash.[2]

In the case police arrested Mahesh Bhagat, Monu Bhagat and Ajit Bhagat along with two women, Buchchi Devi and Archana Devi, five people in total.[3] Police recovered a total of more than 1 quintal 45 kg of ganja and 3,60,000 rupees in cash from the various premises and registered a first information report under the NDPS Act.[3]