Three held with 150 kg ganja after car chase in Baripada
Bhanjpur police arrested three alleged interstate smugglers after chasing a West Bengal-registered car near Laxmiposi in Baripada, Mayurbhanj. Officers seized about 150 kg of ganja, the car and lakhs of rupees in cash, and are tracing the consignment's source and network.
🇮🇳 Laxmiposi, Bhanjpur, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Odisha · India
Arrested
3
Cannabis
150 kg
Bhanjpur police in Baripada, Mayurbhanj district, arrested three alleged
interstate ganja smugglers after chasing and stopping their car near Laxmiposi.[1] Police identified one of them as 36-year-old Shrikant Bag of Uluberia in
West Bengal.[2] Police identified the second as 32-year-old Jagan Mahalik of
Sarishkatha village under Baisinga police station.[2] Police identified the
third as 39-year-old Rajesh Kumar Parida of Ward No 3 in Baripada.[2]
Officers seized about one-and-a-half quintals (about 150 kg) of ganja from
inside the car.[3] The suspect car bore West Bengal registration number WB 89D
0632.[2] Police also seized the car allegedly used for smuggling along with
lakhs of rupees in cash.[2] The final weight of the ganja and the exact cash
amount were still to be officially confirmed.[1]
Acting on a tip-off that a car was moving a large consignment, Bhanjpur police
set up a blockade near the Kendriya Vidyalaya on the Suvarnarekha canal road in
the Laxmiposi area and began checking vehicles.[1] Officers caught the suspect
vehicle after a chase, then searched the car and found a large quantity of
ganja.[1] Police are questioning the three in custody to establish where the
ganja was sourced, where it was to be delivered and who else is in the network.[2]
Photos and video
Photo published with the report on the 1.5-quintal ganja seizure from a car in Baripada. Source: Janta Se Rishta
The articles give only their publication date of 3 November 2026 and no separate date for the interception, so the report uses the publication date as the incident date.
One source describes the haul as about 1.5 quintals and another as more than 1.5 quintals, with the final official weight still awaited, so the report records the shared figure of about 150 kg.
The exact amount of cash seized was reported only as lakhs of rupees, so no cash value is recorded in figures.
No charges or court outcome were reported; police questioning was still under way.
Dehat Biaora police arrested 45-year-old Mamta Kushwah in Indiranagar Colony and seized 10 kg of ganja valued at Rs 150,000. A case under the NDPS Act was registered and police are questioning her about the source and intended supply.
Kothapalli police arrested Mohammed Munna and Mohammed Sharuk of Rekurthi for allegedly bringing 2.2 kg of ganja from Nagpur to sell in Karimnagar. Officers caught them along the canal near Sammakka Gaddela, seized the ganja and cell phones, and sent them to remand.
Jamuria police raided a grocery shop in the Power House area and another site in Jamuria, seizing 1.3 kg of ganja and a separate quantity of brown sugar. Two men including Birendra Gour were arrested on allegations of drug selling, with police still tracing the drugs' source and supply plan.
Nellikudur police arrested 29-year-old Kapugeri Raju alias Vayasu, who had fled during checks and absconded in ganja case Cr.No.116/2026. Police linked him to about 2.400 kg of dry ganja bought near Bhadrachalam for sale in Hyderabad and seized an Apple phone.
