Begusarai police registered 8 drug cases during October 2026 and arrested 11 accused, who were sent to judicial custody.[1] District Magistrate Richi Pandey chaired a district-level Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) review meeting on Friday to review the drive.[1] Superintendent of Police Manish and officials of various departments took part in the meeting.[1]
The October action seized 8 kg 656 g of ganja.[1] The same action also seized 291.38 g of smack, 177.44 g of heroin and 7 litres of banned cough syrup, which are not counted as cannabis.[1] The meeting discussed curbing the illegal drug trade in the district, breaking trafficking supply chains and protecting young people from drugs.[1]
The District Magistrate directed officials to share drug-trafficking intelligence immediately with concerned departments so action could be taken in time.[1] He directed identification of areas at risk of illegal opium and ganja cultivation and destruction of such cultivation.[1] He stressed linking farmers to alternative crops and government livelihood schemes.[1] The meeting directed awareness campaigns on the harms of drugs and the legal provisions of the NDPS Act in schools, colleges and coaching institutes.[1] It called for regular review of major and inter-state trafficking cases and time-bound investigation and testimony in pending cases.[1] The District Magistrate directed preparation of a database of identified drug peddlers and smugglers for sharing with enforcement agencies, and a proposal to provide modern testing equipment.[1] He called for wide publicity of the Nasha Mukt Bharat helpline number 14446.[1] The Begusarai Sub-Divisional Officer was directed to run regular checking drives around the railway station.[1]
