Assam Police seized 96.47 kg of ganja (cannabis) along the inter-state border with Arunachal Pradesh under Bhairabkunda outpost on 10 November 2026.[1][2] The Chief Minister’s Office said police seized 96.47 kg of ganja from a Maruti Suzuki Fronx vehicle in an operation on the Assam–Arunachal Pradesh border under Bhairabkunda OP.[3][2] Acting on intelligence about the transport of illegal narcotics, a police team set up a surprise checkpoint targeting vehicles coming from the border zone.[1]
A search of the stopped Maruti Suzuki Fronx found the cannabis packages hidden inside.[1] The driver abandoned the vehicle and fled into the nearby terrain, and a manhunt was launched across the border districts to catch him.[1][2] No arrest had been made when the accounts were published, and Assam Police were pursuing the driver who fled the scene.[4][2]
The Chief Minister’s Office announced the seizure on the morning of 10 November and said police were working round the clock while investigation traced the trade’s forward and backward linkages.[3] The interception came 24 hours after a similar operation under Mazbat police station in Udalguri district, where 102.28 kg of ganja was seized and four traffickers were arrested.[1]