Police raided Ward No. 2 of Hasanpur Bagar panchayat in Navkothi police-station area of Begusarai on Tuesday.[1][2][3] Sub-Inspector Bipin Kumar Ojha led the raid team alongside Magistrate Lovely Kumari and a police dog squad.[2] The action targeted a mother and her son accused of selling ganja.[1][2]

Officers seized 1 kg 200 g of ganja, or 1.2 kg, in the raid.[1][2][3] Officers also seized an electronic machine and about 200 grams of rubber used for packing small packets.[3] The contraband was discovered in a black polythene bag hidden under a tin sheet on the roof of the house.[2] Police took the woman and her son into custody and began questioning them.[1][2] Officers registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act for further legal proceedings.[2] Police identified the mother and son as Archana Devi and Gaurav Kumar.[2][3]