Two held with 220 g charas near Barkot; bike seized
Barkot police arrested two young men near Krishna Khad on the evening of 13 November 2026 and seized 220 grams of charas from them. Police also seized the Apache motorcycle they were riding and registered a case under the NDPS Act.
Barkot police arrested two young men with 220 grams of illegal charas in an
action against drug trafficking.[1]On the evening of 13 November, Kotwali
Barkot police were conducting a checking drive near Krishna Khad when they
stopped two riders on an Apache motorcycle bearing number UK 07 DS 2148 and
searched them.[1]The two men were identified as 23-year-old Pravesh Singh of
Panigaon, Purola, and 21-year-old Shivam Singh of Binai, Purola.[2]
The search recovered 220 grams of illegal charas from their possession.[1]Police also seized the Apache motorcycle used in the smuggling.[1]Police put
the estimated value of the seized charas at about 40,000 rupees.[3]
Police registered a case against both men at Kotwali Barkot under sections
8/20/60 of the NDPS Act.[3]The operation was carried out under the direction
of Superintendent of Police Kamlesh Upadhyay, supervision of Deputy
Superintendent Janak Singh Panwar and leadership of Barkot station in-charge
Subhash Chandra.[1]
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Dainik Bhaskarbhaskar.comHIबड़कोट में 220 ग्राम चरस के साथ दो युवक गिरफ्तार: पुलिस ने बाइक सीज की; चरस की कीमत करीब 40 हजार रुपए
Pahadon Ki Goonjukpkg.comHIकृष्णा खड्ड के पास पुलिस का शिकंजा, 220 ग्राम चरस के साथ दो युवक गिरफ्तार
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No laboratory confirmation for the suspected charas was reported.
No court outcome or custody detail beyond the arrest and registered case was reported.
The wider 2026 district totals cited in the reports (33 cases, 46 arrests, 13.8 kg charas and smack seizures) describe a separate enforcement aggregate and are left out of this event's figures.
Ahraura police in Mirzapur stopped a Honda City and seized 44 kilograms of ganja packed in 27 packets inside two sacks in the car's boot, arresting four men. Police valued the haul at 22 lakh rupees, seized the car, and booked the four under the NDPS Act.
Goreyakothi police in Siwan seized about 60 kg of ganja loaded in a Scorpio at Dudhra village and detained its driver. Police valued the consignment at about Rs 12 lakh and said it was suspected to have been smuggled from Nepal.
Two alleged ganja smugglers who were waiting for a bus in Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh, were arrested, and police recovered 16 kg of ganja from them. The seizure also included SIM and ATM cards, and the ganja was valued at 8 lakh rupees (Rs 800,000).
New Mandi police stopped a truck at a highway check near Pachenda bridge in Muzaffarnagar on 14 November 2026 and seized 174 kg of ganja worth about one crore rupees. The truck driver was arrested and the truck seized, while the truck owner accused in the smuggling is absconding.
